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Home-grown roster: the all-time, all-area Tampa Bay Rays lineup
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Luis Arráez, Twins' wizard with the bat, in line for an All-Star spot
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Daniel Murphy makes history with power binge for New York Mets - Sports Illustrated Vault
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Johnny Pesky, dead at 92, was symbol of Red Sox 'goodwill
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Finally! Former Tri-City ValleyCat Makes MLB Debut a Decade Later
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August 7, 1999: Wade Boggs becomes the first major-leaguer to homer for his 3,000th hit – Society for American Baseball Research
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Wade Boggs. Ray Bourque. Roger Clemens. Where will Tom Brady's New England return rank among the most dramatic? - The Boston Globe
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Wade Boggs apologizes for publicizing Tim Wakefield's cancer
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Topps Living Set - Page 560 - Blowout Cards Forums
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Tony Gwynn - Wikipedia
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