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For Red Sox fans, Jeff Bagwell is the 'one that got away
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Trade Retrospective Special: Red Sox send Jeff Bagwell to the Astros for Larry Andersen - Beyond the Box Score
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Silverman: As Jeff Bagwell proves, some Red Sox deadline trade missteps belong in the Hall of Fame – Boston Herald
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Jeff Bagwell isn't McGwire: Hall punishing 'Stro for steroids era stings ofinjustice - CultureMap Houston
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NEW HAVEN 200: Jeff Bagwell showed major-league talent at Xavier, Hartford
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Jeff Bagwell & Jose Abreu Houston Astros Then and Now Bobblehead FOCO
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The Cooperstown case for Jeff Bagwell
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OBF: Mookie Betts trade looking worse for Red Sox with each passing day
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For Red Sox fans, Jeff Bagwell is the 'one that got away
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For Red Sox fans, Jeff Bagwell is the 'one that got away
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Jeff Bagwell still big part of Houston Astros' success
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For Jeff Bagwell, long wait and deep wounds close in Hall of Fame - ESPN
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Jeff Bagwell 2022 Topps Stadium Club #277 Red Foil Parallel Houston Astros HOF
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