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Joe Torre has written a new book scheduled to be released February 3rd. Titled "The Yankee Years," it is a collaboration with Tom Verducci. In the book Torre, manager of the Yankees at the time, claims that when Alex Rodriguez first joined the Yankees he was referred to by his teammates as ...
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