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Players who went directly from the Draft to MLB
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Baseball games played outside the US
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Giants' Brandon Crawford, SF legend, not thinking about his future
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Why Japanese star Masataka Yoshida uses 'Macho Man' as his walk-up song
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Jeter returns as Yankees honor 1998 team at Old-Timers' Day, Boone booed by some
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Biography of Ted Williams by Richard Ben Cramer
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Fans express mixed feelings as Shohei Otani's move to majors looms - The Japan Times
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Ranking the best Japanese players in MLB history, from Ichiro and Ohtani to Kazuhiro Sasaki
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Japanese beating Americans in baseball is must-see viewing
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Japanese beating Americans in baseball is must-see viewing
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Ichiro Suzuki - Wikipedia
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When will a woman pitch in MLB? It might be sooner than you think - Los Angeles Times