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Baseball Heroes: Freddie Freeman, Martin Maldonado and Jorge Soler

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   Freddie Freeman, Martin Maldonado and Jorge Soler - Freddie Freeman: 5x All-Star, MVP, GG, 2x SS, Hits Leader, 2x Doubles Leader, 2x Runs Leader, 2x, several defensive leaderships. - Martin Maldonado: GG, multiple defensive leaderships. - Jorge Soler: WS MVP, HR Leader, Games Leader.

October 31: Happy Birthday Fred McGriff

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  Happy Birthday Crime Dog! Frederick Stanley McGriff was born on October 31, 1963 in Tampa, Florida. 5x All-Star, All-Star MVP, 3x SS, 2x HR Leader, OPS Leader, Games Leader .284 AVG, 493 HR, 1550 RBI, 72 SB, 2490 Hits. Fred McGriff and his teams: Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers

Latin and Caribbean Stars: Dennis Martinez

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DENNIS MARTINEZ (P) FROM NICARAGUA 🇳🇮 SOME OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS 245 Wins 4x All-Star Pitching Title Wins Leader Perfect Game PLAYED FOR: Baltimore Orioles (1976 - 1986) Montreal Expos (1986 - 1993) Cleveland Indians (1994 - 1996) Seattle Mariners (1997) Atlanta Braves (1998)

October 11: Happy Birthday Gregg Olson

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Happy Birthday, Otter! Greggory William Olson was born on October 11, 1966 in Scribner, Nebraska. All-Star, ROY. 40-39 W-L, 3.46 ERA, 588 SO, 217 SV Gregg Olson and his teams:         Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians (no card found), Kansas City Royals (no card found),  Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros (no card found), Minnesota Twins (no card found),  Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers 

Baseball Heroes: Chipper jones and David Justice

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  Chipper Jones and David Justice  - Chipper Jones: HOF, 8x All-Star, MVP, 2x SS, AVG Leader, OBP Leader, OPS Leader. -   David Justice: 3x All-Star, ROY, ALCS MVP, 2x SS.

February 5: Happy Birthday Hank Aaron

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Happy Birthday, Hammer! Henry Louis Aaron was born on February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama. HOF, 25x All-Star, 3x GG, MVP, 2x Batting Titles, 4x HR Leader, 4x RBI Leader, 4x SLG Leader, 3x OPS Leader, 3x Runs Leader, 2x Hits Leader, 4x 2B Leader, all-time RBI leader. .305 AVG, 755 HR, 2297 RBI, 240 SB, 3771 Hits Hank Aaron and his teams:     Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers

Baseball Heroes: Phil Niekro and Joe Niekro

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  Phil Niekro and Joe Niekro - Phil Niekro: HOF, 5x All-Star, 5x GG, 2x Wins Leader, ERA Leader, SO Leader, W-L% Leader, 4x GS Leader, 4x CG Leader, 4x Innings Leader, 318 Wins, 3342 SO. - Joe Niekro: All-Star, Wins Leader, 2x GS Leader, SHO Leader, 221 Wins.

July 18: Happy Birthday Joe Torre

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Happy Birthday, Joe! Joseph Paul Torre was born on July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. HOF, 9x All-Star, MVP, GG, 2x Manager of the Year, Batting Title, RBI Leader, Games Leader, Hits Leader,    .297 AVG, 252 HR, 1.185 RBI, 23 SB, 2.342 Hits. As manager: 2.326-1.997 W-L, .538 W-L, 4x WS Rings Joe Torre and his teams: As Player: Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets  As Manager: New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers

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