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Oakland Athletics' general manager Billy Beane, right, assists Hideki Matsui of Japan with his new A's uniform during a media conference Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, in Oakland, Calif. Matsui has agreed to
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FILE ** Frank Thomas, right, receives his Oakland Athletics jersey from A's general manager Billy Beane, right, during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006, in Oakland, Calif. Beane cannot recall
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