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    BrandonBacke

    • Starting Pitcher
    • Birthdate
      4/5/1978
    • BAT/THR
      Right/Right
    • Birthplace
      Galveston, TX

    Career Stats

    • W-L
      31-29
      ERA
      5.23
      K
      360
      WHIP
      1.55
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        Ketel Marte apologizes to Torey Lovullo, will address D-backs

        Ketel Marte was back at the ballpark Monday and in the lineup for the Diamondbacks, two weeks after the three-time All-Star's unexpected no-show before a game in Boston left the team scrambling.
        Rangers put relievers Cole Winn, Peyton Gray on injured list

        Rangers put relievers Cole Winn, Peyton Gray on injured list

        The Rangers placed right-handed relievers Cole Winn and Peyton Gray on the 15-day injured list Monday before hosting the Athletics.
        Boston Red Sox put Willson Contreras on 10-day injured list

        Boston Red Sox put Willson Contreras on 10-day injured list

        The Boston Red Sox placed Willson Contreras, 34, who is batting .274 with a team-leading 26 home runs in his first season with the club, on the 10-day injured list on Monday because of a strained left hamstring that's been hampering him for over a month.
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