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Saturday, August 10, 2013

A-Rod and Arbitration

A-Rod and Arbitration August 9, 2013

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Eric Weiss

A-Rod is currently playing third base for the Yankees. Why is this?

Posted by Kenneth Matinale at Saturday, August 10, 2013

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