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Boston Red Sox third base coach Carlos Febles (53) congratulates Rob Refsnyder, right, after Refsnyder hit a solo home run off Tampa Bay Rays starter Jeffrey Springs during the first inning of

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New York Yankees Wade Boggs, right, receives congratulations from teammate Randy Velarde after both scored on Boggs' two-run home run in the third inning of game one of he American League division

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New York Yankees Wade Boggs (12) in action during a game from his 1997 season against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. Wade Boggs played for 18 years

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Wade Boggs Boston, Third baseman, Boston Red Sox Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees, with whom he won the 1996 World Series, All-Star, ALCS, Alds Stock Photo - Alamy

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New York Yankees Wade Boggs, right, receives congratulations from teammate Randy Velarde after both scored on Boggs' two-run home run in the third inning of game one of he American League division

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Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Yandy Diaz comes up short as he reaches for a double hit by New York Yankees' DJ LeMahieu during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday