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Bradley Richard Thomas is a former Australian professional baseball pitcher. He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins,Boston Red Sox,Detroit Tigers,in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and in the Korea Baseball Organization for the Hanwha Eagles and Chinese Professional Baseball League for the Brother Elephants and Chinatrust Brothers. He bats and throws left-handed. He has retired and now resides in Sydney’s East.
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Shane Demond Youman is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played in the KBO League for the Lotte Giants and Hanwha Eagles,and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Lamigo Monkeys.
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