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For Chris Sale and Jacob deGrom, chances for Cooperstown sidelined by injuries - The Boston Globe
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On Edgar Martinez's proudest day, he'll be thinking of the people who got him to Cooperstown, by Alex Coffey
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Minnesota Twins Kirby Puckett: A reminder why not to throw baseballs at people
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Edgar Martinez Confounds Peers Even as He Joins Them in Cooperstown - The New York Times
Pedro: 9780544279339: Martinez, Pedro, Silverman, Michael: Books
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Pedro
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Martinez to have number '45' retired at Fenway
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Entering the Hall
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Craig Biggio's road to Cooperstown paved with pine tar and grit
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In his final year, Martinez gets call from Cooperstown, National
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Edgar at HOF induction: 'I love you, Seattle fans', Mariners
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Famously calm Edgar Martinez begins to feel nerves ahead of long-awaited Hall of Fame induction