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Derek Jeter is gold standard of being a Yankee – New York Daily News
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15 Most Valuable 1985 Donruss Baseball Cards - Old Sports Cards
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Ron Cey Stats & Facts - This Day In Baseball
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Sports Heroes Who Served: WWII Marine Was First Black MLB Pitcher > U.S. Department of Defense > Story
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Bud Black: A True Student-Athlete, NewsCenter
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Mike Young – Society for American Baseball Research
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Most anticipated debuts in baseball history
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SoCal product Pete Crow-Armstrong makes MLB debut with Cubs - Los Angeles Times
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This Day In Baseball September 15 - This Day In Baseball
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The top 50 moments at Kauffman Stadium - Royals Review
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Major League Baseball's Top 10 Catchers of All Time, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Thurman Munson: The Yankees' Eternal, Most-cherished Captain
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José Uribe – Society for American Baseball Research
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Bud Black - Wikipedia