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Mexican Prospect Kirk Making Bid For Spot With Blue Jays

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Blue Jays Kirk

There’s a rich tapestry of legendary Latin baseball players who’ve made their mark with the Toronto Blue Jays. In the early years of the franchise, when the Jays first rose to MLB prominence in the mid-1980s, among those who led the way were Alfredo Griffin, Tony Fernandez, Damaso Garcia and George Bell. As Toronto won back-to-back World Series in 1992-93, a key piece of the puzzle for them was future Hall of Fame second baseman Roberto Alomar. The Blue Jays look to be on the rise again as the 2021…

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Puerto Ricans Helping Dodgers Pursue World Series

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Puerto Ricans Helping Dodgers Pursue World Series “Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers 0, St. Louis Cardinals 0, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California” by Ken Lund is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 The last time Major League Baseball was forced to play a shortened season, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees to win the World Series. Oddsmakers are of the belief that history will repeat itself this season in baseball’s first shortened campaign since the 1981 season was reduced by a strike. If you were…

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