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Houston Astros fan lists demands while negotiating for JJ Matijevic's first homer ball, includes Jose Altuve signed baseball
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JJ Matijevic - Baseball - University of Arizona Athletics
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JJ Matijevic: Corpus Christi teen Rylan Freeman catches Astros rookie's first career homer, then negotiates deal to give it back - ABC13 Houston
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J.J. Matijevic homers for first MLB hit in win over White Sox
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Arizona baseball's JJ Matijevic on capitalizing on error to walk-off win: 'We have crazy finishes
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Matijevic's first career homer, 06/19/2022
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Astros Top Three First Base Prospects For 2022 - The Crawfish Boxes
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Jasson Dominguez's first home run ball looks like it was scorched by a tire iron
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3 Arizona Wildcats baseball players enter NCAA transfer portal - Arizona Desert Swarm
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Matijevic's first career homer, 06/19/2022
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Examining the paths for Astros prospect J.J. Matijevic
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World Series: Astros fan steals Yasiel Puig home-run ball, throws it back
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Jasson Dominguez's first home run ball looks like it was scorched by a tire iron
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Astros fan recovering after foul ball hits him in mouth, pushes back teeth during Game 6 of ALCS
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J.J. Matijevic homers for first MLB hit in win over White Sox