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Ryan Klesko Atlanta Braves Signed Complete February 1992
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Sold at Auction: Baseball Cards Magazine Ryan Klesko June 1991
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Ryan Klesko of the San Diego Padres before a 2002 MLB season game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, in Los Angeles, California. (Larry Goren/Four Seam Images via AP Images
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