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Remembering the impromptu 1996 home run derby between the Seattle Mariners and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
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Alex Rodriguez Ends Yankees Career After 6-3 Victory Over Rays
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A-Rod: Before he was 21, he was the best young player in MLB - Sports Illustrated Vault
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Lou Piniella shares funny story about Ken Griffey Jr.
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A-Rod makes several nice plays at 1B for Yankees
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Alex Rodriguez bows out with hit, third-base appearance as Yankees beat Rays
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New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez closes in on 600 home runs to little fanfare (poll)
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A Piniella Return Could Benefit Rodriguez Most - The New York Times
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Alfonso Soriano - Wikipedia
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The day an unknown David Ortiz beat Ken Griffey Jr. and A-Rod in a surprise home run derby
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Alex Rodriguez plays his final game with Yankees – Daily News
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Sources: Piniella expects Cubs to go hard after A-Rod - ESPN
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Should Sweet Lou Piniella be in the Hall of Fame? - Cooperstown Cred
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Alex Rodriguez saluted by Yankees, fans in final game
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Tubbs Baseball Blog: Despite an Impressive Managerial Career and Missing Hall of Fame Election by a Single Check Mark, Lou Piniella Faces a Tough Road to be Voted into Cooperstown on a