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    Neal Cotts

    NealCotts

    • Relief Pitcher
    • Birthdate
      3/25/1980
    • BAT/THR
      Left/Left
    • Birthplace
      Lebanon, IL
    • College
      Illinois State

    Career Stats

    • SV
      4
    • ERA
      3.96
    • K
      421
    • WHIP
      1.35
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    Racing Positions

      • Rangers sign lefty reliever Cotts to Triple-A deal
        • 10Y
        Rangers sign lefty reliever Cotts to Triple-A deal
        • MLB Rumor Central: Astros close to rounding out bullpen?
          • 10Y
          • ESPN.com
          Wandy Rodriguez
          • MLB rumors roundup: More moves ahead for Baltimore?
            • 10Y
            • Cubs, White Sox match up as trade partners
              • 10Y
              • Jesse Rogers
              Chicago's Starlin Castro
              • Month in review -- August home runs
                • 11Y
                • ESPN Stats & Information
                Paul Goldschmidt
                • Series Preview: White Sox at Twins
                  • 11Y
                  • Doug Padilla
                  Chris Sale
                  • Twins acquire vet reliever Cotts from Brewers
                    • 11Y
                    • Five trades I'd like to see between now and the deadline
                      • 11Y
                      • Jim Bowden
                      Ben Zobrist, Starlin Castro and Carlos Gomez
                      • Those '05 Sox were a fun, fun ride -- just too bad they couldn't build on it
                        • 11Y
                        • Jon Greenberg
                        2005 White Sox Parade
                        • Rapid Reaction: Dodgers 8, Brewers 2
                          • 11Y
                          • Andrew Wagner, Special to ESPN.com

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                        — The New York Mets survived a ninth-inning bullpen mix-up when Huascar Brazobán went to the mound as closer Devin Williams started walking in, then hung on to beat the Minnesota Twins 10-8 Thursday night behind Bo Bichette's tiebreaking, three-run...
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