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Mariners FanFest is this weekend – here’s who will be there

Found January 27, 2012 on Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
PLAYERS: Dan Wilson,  Brandon League,  Miguel Olivo,  Jesus Montero
TEAMS: Seattle Mariners

Want to meet Jay Buhner? Dan Wilson? Perhaps Brandon League, Miguel Olivo or the newest Mariner, Jesus Montero? Those and many other former and current Seattle Mariners will be at FanFest, the annual preseason baseball carnival this weekend at Safeco Field. There will be autograph sessions, of course, and other activities for adults and kids. [...]
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