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Grant
Balfour
Relief Pitcher
Birthdate
12/30/1977
BAT/THR
Right/Right
Birthplace
Sydney, Australia
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Rays designate scuffling Balfour for assignment
11Y
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MLB
Rapid Reaction: Yankees 9, Rays 0
11Y
Wallace Matthews
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Boxberger the closer in Tampa?
11Y
Doug Mittler
MLB
Ranking the closers: Holland No. 1
11Y
David Schoenfield
Red Sox
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Tying up loose ends from an ugly August
12Y
Gordon Edes
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Tigers look to stop 3-game road slide, play the Orioles
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Reds play the Cardinals after Stewart's 4-hit game
St. Louis Cardinals (28-21, third in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (26-24, fifth in the NL Central)
Mariners visit the Royals to begin 3-game series
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