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- ↑ "American Association of Professional Baseball - 2022 Transactions".
- ↑ Adler, David (February 8, 2017). "Colombia's star duo set to lead Classic squad". mlb.com. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ↑ "COLÔMBIA". Prē Pan 19 (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 9, 2019.
