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Brian McCann Announces Retirement - MLB Trade Rumors
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Lopez retires after not making team
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Rosenthal: Major questions for the MLB playoffs and a doomed World Series prediction - The Athletic
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Pitcher Javier Lopez retires from MLB
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The Story of the 1998 Atlanta Braves, Featured in Morgan Wallen Album - Fastball
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Javy Lopez Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac
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Braves: Chipper Jones, Javy Lopez and the 100-win '92 Greenville Braves - Battery Power
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Braves beat Tigers 5-3
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Lopez, Pursley, Maranville join Braves Hall of Fame
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April 19, 1998: Chipper Jones passes Mark McGwire for MLB home run lead - Gaslamp Ball