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Angels star Mike Trout earns starting berth for All-Star Game
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Mookie Betts wins 2018 MLB batting title: Boston Red Sox star
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Batting champion Jeff McNeil feeling like himself again
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Twins lose batting champ, acquire much-needed pitching depth North
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Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox second baseman and 2008 AL MVP, retires
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Why Mookie Betts trade to Dodgers still stings for Red Sox fans
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Mookie Betts - Wikipedia
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Red Sox sign Japanese batting champ Masataka Yoshida
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Alex Verdugo's game-tying FC, 09/19/2023