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The New York Times |
The uniquely shaped lumber is the result of two years of research and experimentation with a former Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist turned coach at the helm.
Bleacher Report |
New York faced the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in its fourth game of the season and wasted no time making early noise with solo home runs from Jasson Domínguez in the third inning and Anthony Vol...
U.S. News & World Report |
The torpedo model — a striking design in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin — became the talk of major league baseball over the w...

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