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Free agent Xander Bogaerts is catching pitches from a number of major-league teams searching for a shortstop.Photo byArturo Pardavila III from Hoboken, NJ, USA, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0.

Hall of Fame slugger Jimmie Foxx shows off his muscles.Public domain. His life story and his role in baseball’s history are as quickly recognized as much for the spelling of his surname.

The Seattle Mariners used this logo from 1977-79.David Schott, Redmond, Washington, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0. At the risk of being controversial, let me start by saying: baseball is a little different in the Pacific Northwest.