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Don Zimmer received a gift from the baseball gods - ESPN
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Zimmer, baseball mainstay for 66 years, dies at 83
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Don Zimmer, Baseball Wiki
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Yankees retire Joe Torre's No. 6 - ABC7 New York
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Bleeding Yankee Blue: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: JIM LEYRITZ
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Happy 80th Birthday to the greatest manager in franchise history, Joe Torre! : r/NYYankees
The definitive story of one of the greatest dynasties in baseball history, Joe Torre's New York Yankees. When Joe Torre took over as manager of the
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The Yankee Years
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Don Zimmer, the Classic Baseball Man - The New York Times
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Bill Madden: I had my own perfect record when it came to the Yankees and baseball history
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Longtime baseball fixture Don Zimmer dies at 83, Sports