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- ↑ "SLINGERS WELCOME NEW FILIPINO SIGNING AL VERGARA". Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2009.
- ↑ "Al Vergara Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015.
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