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Juan Pizarro a.k.a. "Terín" was a Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played for 18 seasons on 9 teams,from 1957 through 1974. In 1964,he won 19 games (19–9) and pitched 4 shutouts for the Chicago White Sox. He was selected for the Major League All-Star Baseball game in 1963 and 1964.
James Joseph Merritt is a former left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher.
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Francisco Liriano Casillas is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins,Chicago White Sox,Pittsburgh Pirates,Toronto Blue Jays,Houston Astros,and Detroit Tigers. Liriano was an MLB All-Star in 2006,and is a two-time winner of the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award.
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Daryl Alan Patterson is a former right-handed baseball pitcher. He played professional baseball for 12 years from 1965 to 1975,including parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers (1968–1971),Oakland Athletics (1971),St. Louis Cardinals (1971),and Pittsburgh Pirates (1974).
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