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10 worst careers for baseball Rookie of the Year winners, ranked
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Cards That Never Were: More of the 1980 Donruss Set that Never Was
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Rookie of the Year or One-Year Wonder? (Part 4: 1980–1999), by Reynaldo Cruz
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Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award - Wikipedia
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The biggest MLB one-hit wonders for every American League team - ABC7 Chicago
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Beyond Charboneau: The Curious Cases of Baseball Burnouts
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MLB Rookie of the Year: Past Winners Who Became Big Busts, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Cleveland Indians AL Rookies of Year winners and those who finished second