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Alex Rodriguez • Joe DiMaggio • Mark McGwire • Miguel Cabrera • Charles Comiskey • Derek Jeter • Willie Mays • Roger Clemens • Rickey Henderson • Clayton Kershaw • Tom Glavine • Eddie Mathews • Mariano Rivera • Sparky Anderson • Joe Morgan • Orlando Hernández • Earl Weaver • Tris Speaker • Lou Boudreau • Lou Brock • Jack Morris • Brooks Robinson • Tom Seaver • Whitey Ford • Kirby Puckett • Tommy Lasorda

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