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Left fielder Aaron Rowand of the Chicago White Sox swings the bat News Photo - Getty Images
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Sox strike first
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The Secret to the Chicago White Sox's Rebuild - The Ringer
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Baseball Prospectus, Compensation
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Smiling, but a Big Hurt still lingers
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2005 White Sox: Aaron Rowand, 07/10/2015
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Aaron Rowand of the Chicago White Sox before a 2002 MLB season game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium, in Anaheim, California. (Larry Goren/Four Seam Images via AP Images Stock
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San Francisco Giants beat Texas Rangers to win World Series, The Independent
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KC@CWS: Rowand, Crede on their 2005 World Series win
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2002 Hall of Fame Game