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Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Kent Tekulve leaps up as catcher
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Kent Tekulve throws out first pitch 10-1-14
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World Series 2014: Royals Crush Giants and Force Game 7 - The
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Kent Tekulve - Wikipedia
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Pirates relief pitcher Kent Tekulve waves toward the dugout after
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Kent Tekulve will sign off at the end of the Pirates season
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Kent Tekulve #27 of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches against the New
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NL wild card game: Giants at Pirates
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CLE@CWS: Chance the Rapper tosses out the first pitch
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Kent Tekulve (1979): Pittsburgh Pirates World Champs
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The Green Weenie: September 2018
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Pirates relief pitcher Kent Tekulve waves toward the dugout after
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WS2017 Gm7: Koufax, Newcombe throw out first pitch