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Brock Holt, the Glossary

Brock Wyatt Holt (born June 11, 1988), nicknamed "The Brock Star", is an American former professional baseball utility player.^[1]

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Alex Cora

Jose Alexander Cora (born October 18, 1975) is a Puerto Rican baseball manager and former infielder who is the manager of the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball (MLB). Brock Holt and Alex Cora are Pawtucket Red Sox players and Washington Nationals players.

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Altoona Curve

The Altoona Curve are a Minor League Baseball team based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, named after nearby Horseshoe Curve (but also alluding to the curveball, a type of pitch).

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

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Base on balls

A base on balls (BB), better known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches during a plate appearance that the umpire calls balls, and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out.

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Batting average (baseball)

In baseball, batting average (BA) is determined by dividing a player's hits by their total at-bats.

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Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston.

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Bradenton Marauders

The Bradenton Marauders are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Charlie Blackmon

Charles Cobb Blackmon (born July 1, 1986) is an American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago.

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Cornea

The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

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D. J. Reyburn

Daniel James Reyburn (born October 13, 1976) is an American Major League Baseball umpire.

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Dana–Farber Cancer Institute

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) is a comprehensive cancer treatment and research institution in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Daniel Nava

Daniel James Nava (born February 22, 1983) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Brock Holt and Daniel Nava are Pawtucket Red Sox players.

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Designated hitter

The designated hitter (DH) is a baseball player who bats in place of another position player, most commonly the pitcher.

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Double (baseball)

In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.

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Double-A (baseball)

Double-A (officially Class AA) is the second-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States since 1946, below only Triple-A. There are currently 30 teams classified at the Double-A level, one for each team in Major League Baseball, organized into three leagues: the Eastern League, the Southern League, and the Texas League.

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Eastern League (1938–present)

The Eastern League (EL) is a Minor League Baseball (MiLB) sports league that has operated under that name since 1938, with the exception of the 2021 season, during which the league operated under the moniker Double-A Northeast.

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Eephus pitch

An eephus pitch (also spelled ephus) in baseball is a very high-arcing off-speed pitch.

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ESPN

ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.

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Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise counties.

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Hartford Courant

The Hartford Courant is the largest daily newspaper in the U.S. state of Connecticut, and is advertised as the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States.

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Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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Hitting for the cycle

In baseball, hitting for the cycle is the accomplishment of one batter who hits a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game.

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Home run

In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team.

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Houston Astros

The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston.

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Ian Kinsler

Ian Michael Kinsler (איאן קינסלר; born June 22, 1982) is an American-Israeli former professional baseball second baseman. Brock Holt and Ian Kinsler are American League All-Stars and Frisco RoughRiders players.

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Indianapolis Indians

The Indianapolis Indians are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Infielder

An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field, between first base and third base.

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Injured list

In Major League Baseball (MLB), the injured list (IL) is a method for teams to remove their injured players from the roster in order to summon healthy players.

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Instagram

Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by Meta Platforms.

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Iván DeJesús Jr.

Iván De Jesús Álvarez Jr. (born May 1, 1987) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball infielder. Brock Holt and Iván DeJesús Jr. are major League Baseball infielders and Pawtucket Red Sox players.

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Jack Merson

John Warren Merson (January 17, 1922 – April 28, 2000) was an American professional baseball player.

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Jerry Sands

Gerald Robert Sands (born September 28, 1987) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman.

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Joe West (umpire)

Joseph Henry West (born October 31, 1952), nicknamed "Cowboy Joe" or "Country Joe", is an American former baseball umpire.

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Joel Hanrahan

Joel Ryan Hanrahan (born October 6, 1981) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. Brock Holt and Joel Hanrahan are Bradenton Marauders players, Pawtucket Red Sox players and Washington Nationals players.

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John Valentin

John William Valentin (born February 18, 1967) is an American former shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). Brock Holt and John Valentin are Pawtucket Red Sox players.

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Jorge Polanco

Jorge Luis Pacheco Polanco (born July 5, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). Brock Holt and Jorge Polanco are American League All-Stars.

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Julio Teherán

Julio Alberto Teherán Pinto (born January 27, 1991) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. Brock Holt and Julio Teherán are Milwaukee Brewers players.

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Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri.

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List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle

In baseball, completing the cycle is the accomplishment of hitting a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game.

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Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.

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Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the all-stars from the American League (AL) and National League (NL).

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Major League Baseball postseason

The Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason is the annual playoff tournament held to determine the champion of MLB in the United States and Canada.

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Mark Melancon

Mark David Melancon (born March 28, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Brock Holt and Mark Melancon are Pawtucket Red Sox players and Washington Nationals players.

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The medial collateral ligament (MCL), also called the superficial medial collateral ligament (sMCL) or tibial collateral ligament (TCL), is one of the major ligaments of the knee.

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Michael Cuddyer

Michael Brent Cuddyer (born March 27, 1979) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played for 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, and New York Mets. Brock Holt and Michael Cuddyer are American League All-Stars.

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Mike Trout

Michael Nelson Trout (born August 7, 1991) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Brock Holt and Mike Trout are American League All-Stars.

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Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee.

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Minor League Baseball

Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is a professional baseball organization below Major League Baseball (MLB), including teams affiliated with MLB clubs.

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MLB.com

MLB.com is the official site of Major League Baseball and is overseen by Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P. (a subsidiary of MLB).

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Most valuable player

In team sports, a most valuable player award (abbreviated MVP award) is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or on a specific team.

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Navarro College

Navarro College is a public community college in Texas with its main campus in Corsicana and branches in Mexia, Midlothian, and Waxahachie.

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NBC Sports

NBC Sports is an American programming division of the broadcast network NBC, owned and operated by the NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal and subsidiary of Comcast.

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Ned Yost

Edgar Frederick “Ned” Yost III (born August 19, 1954) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher and manager of the Milwaukee Brewers and Kansas City Royals. Brock Holt and Ned Yost are Milwaukee Brewers players.

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NESN

New England Sports Network, popularly known as NESN, is an American regional sports cable and satellite television network owned by a joint venture of Fenway Sports Group (which owns a controlling 80% interest, and is the owner of the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Football Club, and the Pittsburgh Penguins) and Delaware North (which owns the remaining 20% interest in the network as well as the Boston Bruins and TD Garden, home of the Bruins and the Boston Celtics).

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Outfielder

An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter.

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Pawtucket Red Sox

The Pawtucket Red Sox, known colloquially as the PawSox, were a professional minor league baseball club based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

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Pinch runner

In baseball, a pinch runner is a player substituted for the specific purpose of replacing another player on base.

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Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh.

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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, also known as "the Trib", is the second-largest daily newspaper serving the Greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area of Western Pennsylvania.

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Plate appearance

In baseball, a player is credited with a plate appearance (denoted by PA) each time he completes a turn batting.

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Portland Sea Dogs

The Portland Sea Dogs are a Minor League Baseball team based in Portland, Maine, playing in the Eastern League.

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Professional baseball

Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system.

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Retrosheet

Retrosheet is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose website features box scores of Major League Baseball (MLB) games from 1906 to the present, and play-by-play narratives for almost every contest since the 1930s.

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Rice Owls

The Rice Owls are the sports teams representing Rice University in college sports.

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Rice University

Rice University, formally William Marsh Rice University, is a private research university in Houston, Texas, United States.

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Roberto Clemente Award

The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team", as voted on by baseball fans and members of the media.

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Run (baseball)

In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured.

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Run batted in

A run batted in or runs batted in (RBI) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play).

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Ryan Tepera

Dennis Ryan Tepera (born November 3, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

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Second baseman

In baseball and softball, second baseman, abbreviated 2B, is a fielding position in the infield, between second and first base.

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Shin-Soo Choo

Shin-Soo Choo (born July 13, 1982) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter for the SSG Landers of the KBO League. Brock Holt and Shin-Soo Choo are American League All-Stars and Frisco RoughRiders players.

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Shoulder impingement syndrome

Shoulder impingement syndrome is a syndrome involving tendonitis (inflammation of tendons) of the rotator cuff muscles as they pass through the subacromial space, the passage beneath the acromion.

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State College Spikes

The State College Spikes are a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League.

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Stephenville High School

Stephenville High School, or SHS, is a public high school located in Stephenville, Texas and classified as a 4A school by the University Interscholastic League.

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Stolen base

In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a runner advances to a base unaided by other actions and the official scorer rules that the advance should be credited to the action of the runner.

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Stolmy Pimentel

Stolmy Ramón Pimentel (born February 1, 1990) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. Brock Holt and Stolmy Pimentel are Altoona Curve players and Bradenton Marauders players.

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Sugar Ray Marimón

Sugar Ray Marimón (born September 30, 1988) is a Colombian former professional baseball pitcher.

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Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in the Tampa Bay area.

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Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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The Athletic

The Athletic is a subscription-based sports journalism website, and the sports department of The New York Times.

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The Jimmy Fund

The Jimmy Fund, established in Boston in 1948, is made up of community-based fundraising events and other programs that benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

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The Washington Times

The Washington Times is an American conservative daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It covers general interest topics with an emphasis on national politics.

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Third baseman

A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run.

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Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto.

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Travis Shaw

Travis Richard Shaw (born April 16, 1990) is an American former professional baseball infielder who played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Brock Holt and Travis Shaw are Milwaukee Brewers players and Pawtucket Red Sox players.

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Triple (baseball)

In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.

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Utility player (baseball)

In baseball, a utility player or superutilityman is a player who typically has the ability to play at every position (or most).

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Vertigo

Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when they are not.

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Wade Boggs

Wade Anthony Boggs (born June 15, 1958) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. Brock Holt and Wade Boggs are American League All-Stars and Pawtucket Red Sox players.

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Warning track

The warning track is the part of the baseball field that is closest to the wall or fence and is made of a different material than the field.

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Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East Division.

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Will Middlebrooks

William Scott Middlebrooks (born September 9, 1988) is an American retired professional baseball third baseman and is currently a color analyst for the Boston Red Sox broadcast team on NESN. Brock Holt and Will Middlebrooks are Milwaukee Brewers players and Pawtucket Red Sox players.

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World Series

The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.

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Xander Bogaerts

Xander Jan Bogaerts (born October 1, 1992) is an Aruban professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Brock Holt and Xander Bogaerts are American League All-Stars and Pawtucket Red Sox players.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brock_Holt

Also known as Brock Star, Brock Wyatt Holt, The Brock Star.

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Navarro Bulldogs baseball players

Rice Owls baseball players

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