Cleveland Indians batter Shin-Soo Choo reacts after being hit by a pitch in the second inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday, July 4, 2009, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

Cleveland Indians batter Shin-Soo Choo reacts after being hit by a pitch in the second inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday, July 4, 2009, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio.

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  1. The Cleveland Indians watch from the dug out with two outs in the top of the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Boston. The Red Sox won 12-7.
  2. Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge, center, takes the ball from pitcher Rafael Perez (53) as catcher Wyatt Toregas looks in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Boston. Boston won 12-7 in Wedge's last game as Cleveland's manager.
  3. Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge, center, takes the ball from pitcher Rafael Perez (53) as catcher Wyatt Toregas looks in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Boston. Boston won 12-7 in Wedge's last game as Cleveland's manager.
  4. Boston Red Sox's Clay Buchholz looks down after walking Cleveland Indians' Matt LaPorta with the bases loaded in the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Boston.
  5. Cleveland Indians' Tomo Ohka pitches against the Boston Red Sox in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Boston.
  6. Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge looks on from the dugout during the sixth inning of their American League MLB baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, October 3, 2009.
  7. CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 9: Shin-Soo Choo #17 of the Cleveland Indians bats against the Texas Rangers at Progressive Field on September 9, 2009 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Rangers defeated the Indians 10-0.
  8. Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of Japan walks to the dugout after getting the Cleveland Indians' Shin-Soo Choo of Korea to strike out to end the fifth inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts October 2, 2009.
  9. Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of Japan (top) pitches to the Cleveland Indians Shin-Soo Choo of Korea in the first inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts October 2, 2009.
  10. Cleveland Indians' Shin-Soo Choo, from South Korea, hits a solo home run off Chicago White Sox starting pitcher John Danks in the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Cleveland.
  11. Cleveland Indians' Travis Hafner, right, lifts teammate Luis Valbuena after Valbuena scored the game-winning run in the ninth inning in a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in Cleveland. Valbuena scored on a single by Jhonny Peralta. Shin-Soo Choo, left, also celebrates. The Indians won 9-8.
  12. Cleveland Indians right fielder Shin-Soo Choo catches a fly ball hit by Baltimore Orioles' Brian Roberts in the third inning in a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in Cleveland.
  13. Former New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics hall of fame baseball player Reggie Jackson (L) talks with current Yankees player Alex Rodriguez prior to the Yankees' MLB American League baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, California in this August 18, 2009 file photo. Separated by a distance of sixty feet, six inches, Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson and Hall of Fame hitter Jackson were once natural enemies. In retirement, however,the two share a mutual respect, a love of the game and 38 seasons of insight in "Sixty Feet, Six Inches," a collaborative book about baseball at the highest level.
  14. Los Angeles Angels' Ervin Santana works against the Oakland Athletics during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Oakland, Calif.
  15. Oakland Athletics shortstop Cliff Pennington, right, prepares his double play throw to first base over Los Angeles Angels' Chone Figgins (9) during the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. Angels' Bobby Abreu was out at first base.
  16. Los Angeles Angels' Joe Saunders works against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Oakland, Calif.

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