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Harris II's catch, DP ends game, 10/09/2023
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Atlanta, United States. 12th June, 2022. Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Harris II (23) waits for the pitch during a MLB regular season game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, June 12, 2022
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PODCAST: Michael Harris one of only five two-way centerfielders in 2022 - Sports Illustrated Atlanta Braves News, Analysis and More
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Atlanta Braves' Michael Harris II, left, congratulates Ronald Acuna Jr., right, after Acuna's two-run home run off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Karl Kauffmann in the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday
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Atlanta Braves' Michael Harris II looks from the dugout before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky Stock Photo - Alamy
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Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Harris II (23) waits for the pitch during a MLB regular season game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, June Stock Photo - Alamy
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Michael Harris II's instinctual play helps Braves win despite Max Fried's short start
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Examining Michael Harris II's game-ending double play
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Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Harris II (23) waits for the pitch during a MLB regular season game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, June Stock Photo - Alamy
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MLB season's first 60 games: What we've learned and what execs are saying - The Athletic
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Examining Michael Harris II's game-ending double play
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Atlanta, United States. 12th June, 2022. Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Harris II (23) waits for the pitch during a MLB regular season game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, June 12, 2022