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Re-Drafting Mookie Betts and 2011 MLB Draft Including International Prospects, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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From one Hall of Famer to another: 'Thank you, Jackie', News
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Goodbye, Mookie: Remembering Betts' best moments with Red Sox - The Athletic
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Who is your favorite MLB player, and why (current or past)? - Quora
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Boston Red Sox: Mookie Betts trade was the right decision
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Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Rice says Mookie Betts didn't want to leave the Red Sox
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Red Sox Outfielder Mookie Betts Wins AL MVP
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Christian Yelich named 2018 National League MVP
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Killer B's better than Boston Red Sox outfield of Jim Rice, Fred Lynn, Dwight Evans? - ESPN
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Dream Outfields Only Happen Once In A Generation In Boston – The Rhiter – A Baseball Writer From Rhode Island
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Mookie Betts - Wikipedia
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Trading Mookie Betts marks one of the worst days in recent Red Sox history - The Boston Globe
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Mookie Betts Makes History By Winning 2018 AL MVP Award To Cap Remarkable Season
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Trading Mookie Betts is unforgivable