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| | Japanese high school student Eri Yoshida, 16, smiles as she poses for photographers after being drafted by an independent league's professional team during a press conference in Osaka, western Japan, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008. Yoshida, who throws a side-arm knuckleball, was drafted by the Kobe 9 Cruise in a new independent Japanese league that will start its first season in April. Yoshida says she wants to follow in the footsteps of Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) |
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| | Japanese high school student Eri Yoshida, left, 16, smiles with Kobe 9 Cruise manager Yoshihiro Nakada putting her on his team's baseball cap after being drafted by an independent league's professional team in Osaka, western Japan, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008. Yoshida, who throws a side-arm knuckleball, was drafted by the Kobe 9 Cruise in a new independent Japanese league that will start its first season in April. Yoshida says she wants to follow in the footsteps of Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) |
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| | In this April 5, 2008 photo, Baseball Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson smiles as he arrives at a dedication ceremony for his bronze statue in front of Sovereign Bank Stadium, home of the York Revolution baseball team in York, Pa. The inaugural Hall of Fame Classic will be held on June 21, Father's Day and the first day of summer. It will replace the Hall of Fame game, discontinued this season after 68 years because of scheduling problems. Robinson, is president of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association, is working with the Hall of Fame to put on the Hall of Fame Classic. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) |
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| | St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols laughs at a question at a press conference after he won his second NL MVP award, Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) |
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| | St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak watches Albert Pujols speak to the media at a press conference after won his second NL MVP award, Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) |
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| | St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols speaks with the media at a press conference after won his second NL MVP award, Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) |
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