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San Diego Padres center fielder Tony Gwynn, left, makes the catch on a ball hit by New York Mets' Cory Sullivan as Padres' right fielder Will Venable, right, dives during the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 in San Diego.

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Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson throws out the first pitch to Tony Gwynn Jr. at a pregame ceremony honoring Henderson at a baseball game Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, in San Diego.

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Hall of Famers Rickey Henderson, left, and Tony Gwynn enjoy a good laugh before the pregame ceremony honoring Henderson for his time with the Padres at a baseball game Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, in San Diego.

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Hall of Famers Ricky Henderson, left, and Tony Gwynn enjoy a good laugh before the pregame ceremony honoring Henderson for his time with the Padres at a baseball game Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, in San Diego.

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San Diego Padres center fielder Tony Gwynn Jr. reaches back to catch a fly ball by New York Mets' David Wright in the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009, in San Diego.

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San Diego Padres' Will Venable (25) is greeted by Tony Gwynn Jr. , left, Mat Latos, and manager Bud Black, right, after scoring in the first inning on a Kevin Kouzmanoff double against the Atlanta Braves during a baseball game Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, in San Diego.

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Milwaukee Brewers shortstop J.J. Hardy throws to first base after fielding a ground ball hit by San Diego Padres' Tony Gwynn during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009 in San Diego. Gwynn was out on the play.

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San Diego Padres' Tony Gwynn Jr. high fives Everth Cabrera after scoring in the Padres' three-run sixth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers during a baseball game Friday, July 31, 2009, in San Diego.

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San Diego Padres Tony Gwynn Jr. runs to first during a Padres rally in the sixth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers during a baseball game Friday, July 31, 2009, in San Diego.

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San Diego Padres center fielder Tony Gwynn catches a fly ball hit by Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto for an out in the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 29, 2009, in Cincinnati.

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San Diego Padres' Tony Gwynn Jr. , right, celebrates on the field with teammates after their baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Washington, Friday, July 24, 2009. Padres won 6-2.

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San Diego Padres' Tony Gwynn looks at the ball hit deep to center field by Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth for a double in the second inning of a baseball game, Thursday, July 23, 2009, in Philadelphia.

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San Diego Padres center fielder Tony Gwynn, left, and shortstop Everth Cabrera, right, let a ball hit by Colorado Rockies' Todd Helton drop in for a single during the eighth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 16, 2009 in San Diego. The Rockies won 10-1.

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San Diego Padres' Tony Gwynn, left, scores in front of San Francisco Giants catcher Bengie Molina in the seventh inning throws to the San Francisco Giants in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Thursday, July 9, 2009, in San Francisco. Giants won 9-3.

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PHOENIX - JULY 08: Tony Gwynn #18 of the San Diego Padres celebrates with teammate Will Venable #25 after Gwynn scored a run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fourth inning of the major league baseball game at Chase Field on July 8, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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San Diego Padres' Tony Gwynn connects for a double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Wednesday, July 8, 2009, in Phoenix.

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San Diego Padres' Tony Gwynn (18) is forced out at second base by Arizona Diamondbacks' Stephen Drew to start an inning-ending double play on a ball hit by Padres' Adrian Gonzalez in the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 7, 2009, in Phoenix.

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San Diego Padres center fielder Tony Gwynn Jr. makes the jumping catch on a ball hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Felipe Lopez in the ninth inning during a baseball game on Monday, July 6, 2009, in Phoenix.

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San Diego Padres center fielder Tony Gwynn Jr. makes the jumping catch on a ball hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Felipe Lopez in the ninth inning during a baseball game on Monday, July 6, 2009, in Phoenix.

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San Diego Padres' Tony Gwynn Jr watches his run-producing single in the seventh inning that tied the game in which the Padres came back with three runs in the inning and won 4-3 over the Houston Astros in a baseball game Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in San Diego.

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San Diego Padres' Tony Gwynn Jr. reacts after scoring the Padres' third run of the seventh inning that gave the Padres a one-run lead against the Houston Astros in a baseball game on Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in San Diego. Gwynn had just driven in a run and scored on a hit by David Eckstein.

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San Diego Padres' Tony Gwynn Jr. reaches for the plate as he scores the go-ahead run in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros on Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in San Diego.

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Houston Astros center fielder Michael Bourn chases down a fly ball in deep right center off the bat of San Diego Padres' Tony Gwynn in the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, June 29, 2009, in San Diego.

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ARLINGTON, TX - JUNE 28: Tony Gwynn, Jr. #18 of the San Diego Padres reacts after striking out against the Texas Rangers in the third inning on June 28, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.

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San Diego Padres' David Eckstein (3) congratulates outfielders, from left to right, Kyle Blanks, Scott Hairston and Tony Gwynn following their 7-3 win over the Texas Rangers in a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, June 27, 2009.