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and I wan le extra con ation spot. He
fidence
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to start,
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chance k it gave me
nquish
h
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and I thin kie never reli
highlig
a 9-6 rec His season
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record
posted
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inn
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uts in
to begin
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ed
eight stra s on Sept. 15.
includ
rlin
king out
kie
by stri
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t the Ma
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game
abl ish
ings wit
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by
record a home run.
g
allowin
J
Center
fielder
Lorenz
o
makes Cain’s talent
hi
among m popular
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his club ns and is he
lping
establ
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tle cont h itself
ender
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Cain was
draf
in the 17th ted by the Brew
ers
amateur round of the
major leag draft and mad 2004
e his
ue debu
t on July
2010, with
16,
Milwauke
e.
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ust 2015
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