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Hernández: Dodgers can avoid Angels-Trout debacle by getting Soto
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Angels and Mike Trout close to record 12-year, $426.5-million
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Mike Trout, Angels discuss $150 million contract extension
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Xander Bogaerts contract affects free agency
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Mike Trout Reportedly Set to Sign 12-Year, $430 Million Extension
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Longest contracts in baseball history
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Mike Trout Being Shut Down for Season with Injury Is a
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Mike Trout's lifetime contract with the Angels is just part of
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Mike Trout nears 12-year, $430 million extension with Angels, per
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Deal of the Century: Angels delay Mike Trout's free agency with
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Mike Trout's record contract is about the Angels, not free agency