Heartfelt gesture

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Last January, David Ortiz was preparing for the 2006 baseball season in his hometown of Santo Domingo. Unlike previous seasons, there was a special urgency for the Red Sox slugger; as a member of the Dominican Republic national team, he knew his participation in the World Baseball Classic would cut into his spring ...

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