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Vernon Wells

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Vernon Michael Wells III (born December 8, 1978) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. [1]

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Alfonso Soriano

Alfonso Guilleard Soriano (born January 7, 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball left fielder and second baseman.

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American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.

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Arlington, Texas

Arlington is a principal city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County.

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Arte Moreno

Arturo "Arte" Moreno (born August 14, 1946) is an American businessman.

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Australian Baseball League (1989–99)

The Australian Baseball League (ABL) was a baseball league, established in 1987 and disbanded in 1999.

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Baseball Tonight

Baseball Tonight is a program that airs on ESPN.

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Batting average

Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batsmen in cricket and batters in baseball and softball.

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Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Bowie High School (Arlington, Texas)

James Bowie High School is a secondary school in Arlington, Texas.

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Branch Rickey Award

The Branch Rickey Award was given annually to an individual in Major League Baseball (MLB) in recognition of his exceptional community service from 1992 to 2014.

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Brandon Morrow

Brandon John Morrow (born July 26, 1984) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League (CFL; Ligue canadienne de football, LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada.

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Carlos Delgado

Carlos Juan Delgado Hernández (born June 25, 1972) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player.

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Center fielder

A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field.

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Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Chris Berman

Christopher James Berman (born May 10, 1955), nicknamed Boomer, is an American sportscaster.

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Closer (baseball)

In baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL), is a relief pitcher who specializes in getting the final outs in a close game when his team is leading.

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Corey Koskie

Cordel Leonard "Corey" Koskie (born June 28, 1973) is a Canadian former professional baseball third baseman, who played in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, and Milwaukee Brewers.

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Dave Winfield

David Mark Winfield (born October 3, 1951) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder.

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Denver

Denver, officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Double (baseball)

In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.

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Edwin Encarnación

Edwin Elpidio Encarnación (born January 7, 1983) is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Eric Hinske

Eric Scott Hinske (born August 5, 1977) is a former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman and current Hitting Coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball.

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ESPN

ESPN (originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture owned by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%).

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ESPN.com

ESPN.com is the official website of ESPN.

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Fox Sports Networks

Fox Sports Networks (FSN; formerly known as Fox Sports Net & simply FSN), is the collective name for a group of regional sports networks in the United States that are primarily owned and operated by the Fox Entertainment Group division of 21st Century Fox.

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Fred McGriff

Frederick Stanley McGriff (born October 31, 1963) is an American former professional baseball first baseman, who played for six Major League Baseball (MLB) teams from 1986 through 2004.

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General manager (baseball)

In Major League Baseball, the general manager (GM) of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the ballclub during contract discussions with players.

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Greater Toronto Area

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Hagerstown Suns

The Hagerstown Suns are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League and the Class A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.

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Home run

In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process.

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Home Run Derby (Major League Baseball)

The Home Run Derby is an annual home run hitting contest in Major League Baseball (MLB) customarily held the day before the MLB All-Star Game, which places the contest on a Monday in July.

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Ichiro Suzuki

, often referred to mononymously as, is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder.

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J. P. Ricciardi

John Paul (J. P.) Ricciardi (born September 26, 1959) is a Major League Baseball executive who is currently a special assistant to New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson.

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Jamie Moyer

Jamie Moyer (born November 18, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Joe Carter

Joseph Chris Carter (born March 7, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player.

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John Buck (baseball)

Johnathan Richard Buck (born July 7, 1980) is an American former professional baseball catcher.

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José Bautista

José Antonio Bautista Santos (born October 19, 1980) is a Dominican professional baseball right fielder and third baseman for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Josh Beckett

Joshua Patrick Beckett (born May 15, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Juan Rivera (baseball)

Juan Luis Rivera (born July 3, 1978) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder.

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Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri.

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List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders

Major League Baseball recognizes doubles champions in the American League and National League each season.

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List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders

This is a list of the top 300 Major League Baseball leaders in home runs hit.

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List of Major League Baseball career total bases leaders

In baseball statistics, total bases (TBs) is the number of bases a player has gained with hits.

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List of Toronto Blue Jays home run leaders

List of the Toronto Blue Jays franchise home run leaders with 50 or more home runs.

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Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball franchise based in Anaheim, California.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

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Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) contested between the All-Stars from the American League (AL) and National League (NL), currently selected by fans for starting fielders, by managers for pitchers, and by managers and players for reserves.

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Major League Baseball draft

The first-year player draft is Major League Baseball's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams.

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Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award

The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League.

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Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award

In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is annually given to one player from each league as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA).

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Manny Ramirez

Manuel Arístides Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30, 1972) is a Dominican-American professional baseball outfielder.

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Mariano Rivera

Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969) is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013.

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Mendoza Line

The Mendoza Line is an expression in baseball in the United States, deriving from the name of shortstop Mario Mendoza, whose poor batting average is taken to define the threshold of incompetent hitting.

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Mike Napoli

Michael Anthony Napoli (born October 31, 1981) is an American professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter in the Cleveland Indians organization.

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New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.

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New York–Penn League

The New York–Penn League is a Minor League Baseball league which operates in the northeastern United States.

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Outfielder

An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter.

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Phil Rizzuto

Philip Francis Rizzuto (September 25, 1917 – August 13, 2007), nicknamed "The Scooter", was an American Major League Baseball shortstop.

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Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Professional baseball

Professional baseball is played in leagues throughout the world.

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Rawlings Gold Glove Award

The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), as voted by the managers and coaches in each league.

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Run (baseball)

In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured.

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Run batted in

A run batted in (RBI), plural runs batted in (RBI or RBIs), is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play).

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Shea Hillenbrand

Shea Matthew Hillenbrand (born July 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Shreveport, Louisiana

Shreveport is the third-largest city in the state of Louisiana and the 122nd-largest city in the United States.

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Silver Slugger Award

The Silver Slugger Award is awarded annually to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and manager (baseball) of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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South Atlantic League

The South Atlantic League is a Minor League Baseball league with teams along the Atlantic coastline of the United States from New Jersey to Georgia.

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St. Catharines Blue Jays

The St.

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Sydney Storm

The Sydney Storm, originally Sydney Blues were a team in the now defunct Australian Baseball League.

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Tony Reagins

Tony Demetrius Reagins (born March 11, 1967 in Indio, California) is a former executive in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

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Torii Hunter

Torii Kedar Hunter (born July 18, 1975) is an American former professional baseball center fielder and right fielder.

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Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Toronto Community Housing

Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) is a public housing agency in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Troy Glaus

Troy Edward Glaus (born August 3, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and third baseman.

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University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin (UT, UT Austin, or Texas) is a public research university and the flagship institution of the University of Texas System.

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Walk-off home run

In baseball, a walk-off home run is a home run that ends the game.

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1997 in baseball

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2002 in baseball

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2003 in baseball

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2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 74th midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and celebrated the 70th anniversary of the inaugural All-Star Game played in Chicago, Illinois in 1933.

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2004 in baseball

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2005 in baseball

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2006 in baseball

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2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 77th playing of the midseason exhibition baseball game between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball.

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2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 81st midseason exhibition between the All-Stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Wells

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