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Texas Rangers relief pitcher Chris Martin. | Jim Cowsert-Imagn Images<\/div>\n

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C\u0430rter B\u0430umler \u0430nd Robert G\u0430rc\u0456\u0430 U\u0440d\u0430te\u0455<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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