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New York Yankees pitcher Luis Ayala throws the rosin bag down on the mound after Detroit Tigers' Don Kelly hit an RBI single in the ninth inning of Game 2 of baseball's American League division series on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Tigers won 5-3.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 20: Luis Ayala #38 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins in the second inning on August 20, 2011 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria follows the flight of his eighth-inning, three-run home off New York Yankees relief pitcher Luis Ayala during a baseball game on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria, center, celebrates with teammates John Jaso, left, and Sam Fuld after his three-run home run off New York Yankees relief pitcher Luis Ayala during the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria celebrates with teammate Kelly Shoppach, right, after his three-run home run off New York Yankees relief pitcher Luis Ayala during a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Johnny Damon follows the flight of his seventh-inning RBI sacrifice fly off New York Yankees relief pitcher Luis Ayala during a baseball game Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Rays won 5-2.

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Minnesota Twins Ben Revere (11) scores from third base after New York Yankees relief pitcher Luis Ayala walks Twins Justin Morneau (33) as Yankees catcher Russell Martin (55) watches during the second inning of their American League MLB baseball game at Target Field in Minneapolis, August...

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Minnesota Twins' Jason Kubel (16) hits a two-RBI single off New York Yankees pitcher Luis Ayala as Yankees catcher Russell Martin (55) watches during the second inning of their American League MLB baseball game at Target Field in Minneapolis, August 20, 2011.

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New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin, right, and pitcher Luis Ayala celebrate the Yankees' 8-1 win over the Minnesota Twins in a baseball game Friday, Aug. 19, 2011 in Minneapolis.

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Seattle Mariners' Franklin Gutierrez hits an RBI double off of New York Yankees relief pitcher Luis Ayala in the seventh inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Mariners won 9-2.

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Seattle Mariners' Mike Carp (20) is greeted at the dugout after scoring on Franklin Gutierrez's RBI double in the seventh inning of a baseball game off of New York Yankees relief pitcher Luis Ayala on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Yankee Stadium in New York. Carp hit a three-run triple...

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New York Yankees' Derek Jeter, left, and catcher Russell Martin, right, confer with Yankees' pitcher Luis Ayala in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Friday, May 27, 2011, in Seattle.