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• Phillies' Bryce Harper weighs in on looming labor strife

When Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper speaks, people listen. One of the more vocal characters in Major League Baseball, Harper is not shy to share his opinions on potential strife that the Major League Baseball Players Association and MLB face when the collective bargaining agreement expires Dec....2026
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• Harper on labor talks: 'Can't lose that momentum'
Phillies star Bryce Harper expressed concern over what could happen to the sport if the 2027 season is compromised because of a lockout....2026
• Bryce Harper responds to critics of his bizarre toothpaste routine: ‘Done it forever’

In a roughly eight-minute video, Harper, at one point, was seen squeezing toothpaste from the tube into his mouth directly before beginning to brush....2026
• Three options for the Phillies to improve right field

Right field has been a black hole for the Philadelphia Phillies ever since Bryce Harper made his transition to first base after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2021. Philadelphia signed Nick Castellanos to a five-year ($100 million) contract in March 2022 with the hope of addressing that hole, but he failed to do so....2026
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• Phils remove Harper in first inning with migraine
First baseman Bryce Harper, who has played in all 40 games this season, was removed by the Philadelphia Phillies in the bottom of the first inning against the Colorado Rockies Saturday night with what the team said was a migraine....2026
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• Rockies 9, Phillies 7 (F/11): Colorado survives a wild night in Philly

For seven innings, the Rockies looked like they had finally found the easy version of a win. Then the game lost its mind. Colorado built a 6-0 lead, gave it all back in one disastrous inning, survived repeated late showdowns with Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper, and still found a way to beat the Philadelphia […]...2026
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• Phillies Stars Emerging from the Malaise - May 6, 2026
Bryce Harper, 1B (PHI) Harper is heating up. After going 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs on Tuesday, the Phillies superstar has raised his slash line to .286/.377/.571. He has six hits and three home runs in his past two games. His sluggish start is a distant memory, even as his Statcast numbers are slow to climb towards his career norms. Harper always performs best in the warmer summer months so...2026
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• A Catching Revival? - April 11, 2026
Ben Rice, C, New York Yankees Rice came in for a pinch-hit AB in today's game and swatted a solo homer. Rice is now slashing .342/.490/.763. He's doing some irrationally good things right now, including a 74% hard hit rate, 23% walk rate, and .601 xwOBACON. Those rates are unsustainable, but they further prove that Rice's abilities are no fluke. This is an elite catcher. He's still struggling agai...2026
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• Preseason Prep - March 19, 2026
Pete Alonso, 1B, Baltimore Orioles Alonso has been a consistent fantasy producer since his rookie year in 2019. Alonso has displayed some variance year-to-year, but he's played in over 152 games in every season (except 2020 where he played in 57 of 60), slugged over .500 in five seasons, and driven in over 100 in four. This is as stable of a fantasy asset as they come. There is a false narrative a...2026
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• Preseason Prep - March 12, 2026
Corbin Carroll, OF (ARI) The bad news is Corbin Carroll went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in his first game of spring training. The good news is he played a game and actually smacked a game-high 113.6 mile-per-hour grounder in his first at-bat that didn't make it out of the infield. Carroll had hamate surgery less than a month ago, but the fact he is back with still a bit of time before the start of t...2026
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• Preseason Prep - March 4, 2026
Spencer Strider, SP, Braves After a rough 2025 where Spencer Strider posted a 4.45 and 1.40 WHIP after returning from an elbow injury, his 2026 spring training was going to be one of the most important ones to watch. Strider excelled earlier in his career due to his outlier fastball that used to average over 98 mph. That number fell all the way to 95.5 mph last year, and many were hoping to see a ...2026
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• Preseason Prep-March 1, 2026
Around the League Willson Contreras-Red Sox-1B Willson Contreras was traded to the Red Sox during the offseason. Contreras is expected to be the Red Sox's full-time first baseman after making the transition from catcher to first base last year. Part of Contreras' appeal last year was that he would have catcher eligibility but get full playing time at 1B. That is gone this year, so Contreras is...2026
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2441: Re-signed and Resigned

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about recent signings and injuries pertaining to teams whose seasons they’ve recently previewed, the Diamondbacks re-signing Zac Gallen and the thrilling resolution of the free-agent-contract over/under draft, the winter of Bryce Harper’s discontent, Harper and Manny Machado’s comments about the Dodgers’ spending, Max Muncy’s extens...2026
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• Sometimes There's No Place Like Home- Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep- February 16, 2026
With some trades, free agent signings, and injury recovery some players have returned to old teams. Among them are: Merrill Kelly- P- ARI- Kelly's absence from the Diamondbacks wasn't long. Traded by Arizona to the Rangers at the deadline in 2025, he signed as a free agent back with the D-backs and has been named their Opening Day starter. Kelly is projected to see a rise in his ERA to 3.85 and s...2026
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• Bryce Harper injury update: Phillies star says return from IL stint 'definitely in play' for next week

Harper has been out with a wrist injury since June 5...2025

• The best holiday in February

February is filled with somewhat sketchy holidays. I'll start with Groundhog Day, which is about good for rewatching a movie. Valentine's Day is often derided as a "Hallmark Holiday." The weeklong "Winter Break" mostly recognized by schools, morphed from single days recognizing presidents into a 5-day celebration of ... um ... winter, I guess? Then there's the Super Bowl, which is fine ...2026
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• Phanatic fanatic: Harper sports tattoo of mascot
Phillies star Bryce Harper arrived at spring training sporting a tattoo on his right arm of the team's iconic Phillie Phanatic mascot zooming around on an all-terrain vehicle....2025
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• Bryce Harper honors Phillies' mascot with forearm tattoo
The Phillies star embraced the team mascot with some new body ink....2025
• 'An Absolute Blast': Harper and Trout Recall Days as Teammates in Fall League
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"Predicting the Team USA WBC lineup: Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper, Cal Raleigh and more stars ready to play"

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"Drew Pomeranz made his Cubs debut in the eighth and struck out Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber to start the inning."

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"6 mph line drive that first baseman Bryce Harper flagged down with a dive of his own for the third out."

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"Austin Cox induced Bryce Harper to hit into a game-ending double play to earn his first career MLB save, preserving the 7-5 win."

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"NLCS: Bryce Harper Leads Phillies to World Series"

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"Bryce Harper may be an exception, as when speaking to The Athletic’s Matt Gelb and other reporters following the Phillies’ season-ending loss to the Marlins, Harper stressed that “we can’t just keep…"

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"Phillies star Bryce Harper donates $500,000 to coronavirus relief in Las Vegas and Philadelphia"

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"Cole has smashed the seven-year, $245M contract righty Stephen Strasburg signed with the Nationals earlier this week, and he nearly matched the $330M guarantee outfielder Bryce Harper received from the Phillies last offseason."

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"Are the Cubs gearing up for a run at Bryce Harper?"

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"A benches-clearing brawl broke out between the Giants and Nationals in the eighth inning Monday afternoon after San Francisco right-hander Hunter Strickland hit Bryce Harper in his right hip with a fastball."

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"Forget Bryce Harper for a moment."

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"Bryce Harper will probably win MVP, if only because he was with the Nationals on Opening Day."

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"Washington Nationals poster boy Bryce Harper may not drink alcohol, but that doesn't mean he's afraid to get doused with beer along with his teammates to celebrate a huge occasion."

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• Which Clubs Could Provide A Landing Spot For The Top Remaining Starters?

Every offseason, at least a handful of free agents linger on the market well into spring training. At times, that's been true even of the top names on the market. Bryce Harper and Manny Machado both signed their free agent contracts in February. Blake Snell, Matt Chapman and Jordan Montgomery all signed contracts in March…...2026
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2441: Re-signed and Resigned
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• Sometimes There's No Place Like Home- Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep- February 16, 2026
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• Braves News: Searching for rock bottom, Craig Kimbrel DFA, more

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday Well...the Braves are in a brutal spot right now. They are having some absurdly bad luck in close games (0-9 in the last 9 one-run games and 0-12 in the last 12 two-run games) and have already eaten up essentially all of their margin for error for the season and perhaps more. They are 9 games behind .500...2025
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• Harper: Phillies must weather storm; Walker cut
Bryce Harper said the Phillies have "got to get through the mud" amid an eight-game losing streak that has resulted in the release of right-hander Taijuan Walker....2026
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• Sometimes There's No Place Like Home- Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep- February 16, 2026
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• Lift Off: James Wood set to compete in the Home Run Derby

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Washington Nationals slugger James Wood looks to put on a show at the Home Run Derby While the fans may have robbed James Wood from being an All-Star starter, they are going watch him showcase his prodigious power. Wood announced that he will be competing in the Home Run Derby this year. BREAKING: JAMES WOOD IS IN THE DERBY‼️The @Nationals slugger announced on Inst...2025
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• Setting expectations for Jac Caglianone

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The Royals need power, and Jac has that, but what else can he offer? Jac Caglianone has officially been added to the Royals’ MLB roster, and there is every reason to expect he will start, perhaps in right field, in Tuesday’s series opener in St. Louis. Reactions to this news have ranged from pure joy that the savior has arrived to sheer terror that the Royals...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Craig Kimbrel records his 100th career save

Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images We’re still awaiting Craig Kimbrel’s official return to the Atlanta Braves but for now, enjoy this blast from the past. Braves Franchise History 1914: Before 18,000, Christy Mathewson scatters ten hits in shutting down the Braves, 2-0. A Jack Meyers double of Lefty Tyler accounts for both New York runs. Boston is now 3-11, ten games behind the Pirate...2025
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• Cubs 4, Phillies 0: A (Colin) Rea of sunshine on a rainy Friday at Wrigley Field

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs waited out a long rain delay and produced a satisfying win. Yet another rain delay hit Wrigley Field Friday afternoon, the second of this homestand. This time, play didn’t begin until after the delay, and the result was better than on the previous rain day last Sunday. Colin Rea and four relievers combined on a four-hit shutout and the Cubs got...2025
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• Harper on labor talks: 'Can't lose that momentum'
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• Setting expectations for Jac Caglianone
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• Finally, a series win for the Braves in 2025!

Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Hopefully this will be the start of the Braves finally getting their season off to a proper start Despite the fact that the Atlanta Braves had gotten off to a very slow start and the Philadelphia Phillies had burst out of the gates to start this season, this was always going to be a hard-fought series between two teams who have been battling a...2025
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• Marcell Ozuna, Braves walk-off Phillies in 11 innings

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images A crazy night that featured a three-hour delay. Thursday night’s game had it all — including a near three-hour rain delay — but the Atlanta Braves won a thriller over the Phillies, 4-2, in 11 innings to pick up their first series win of the year. It was more of the same offensive for Atlanta, which scored one run through 10 innings against Jesus Luzardo and the Phi...2025
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• Braves repeat their mistakes, walked off by Phillies 3-2 in 11

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images If the Braves have the capacity for introspection, I’m not sure they’ve exercised it this series If you watched the entirety of the Braves’ 3-2, walkoff loss to the Phillies on Sunday night, I’m sorry. If you didn’t, but you did watch their 5-4 loss to open this series back on Thursday, well, you didn’t miss much. At this point, the Braves are making the...2024
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• Orlando Arcia parks a pair of homers in 7-1 Braves win over Phillies

Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports ...atta boy? Orlando Arcia gave the fans in Philadelphia something to really boo him about tonight, as his two homers helped push the Atlanta Braves to a 7-1, season series-clinching win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Both teams stayed quiet for the first two innings of this game and this was actually pretty impressive as far as Reynaldo López was concerned. Th...2024
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• Spencer Schwellenbach shines, Adam Duvall delivers, as Braves take the series against the Phillies

Duvall had his best game of the year | Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Spencer Schwellenbach sat down nineteen straight Phillies, and Duvall had three hits including the game leading HR. The Atlanta Braves took on the Philadelphia Phillies in the final game of a three game set with a chance to win the series. Spencer Schwellenbach, who has been on fire since July took the mound for the...2024
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• Michael Harris II hits moonshot as Braves tie with Phillies

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images It might be February but Money Mike appears to be ready for April, already. Michael Harris II continued his hot start in the Grapefruit League, as his second home run of spring training helped contribute to seven runs on the day for the Atlanta Braves in their first spring training tilt against the Philadelphia Phillies this season. ...2024
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• Why the New York Mets Will Be Unstoppable in the Postseason
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• Nationals' Bryce Harper Hits Home Run Using America-Themed Bat on July 4th
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• Bryce Harper: The first $500 million player?
Bryce Harper: The first $500 million player?...2015
• Bryce Harper and Jonathan Papelbon Exchange Words, Brawl in Dugout
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• Harper scores four without hit, at-bat
Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper put together a performance unlike any other in Major League history Thursday night at Nationals Park, all without a hit or an official at-bat....2015
• Harper, Donaldson win Hank Aaron Award
Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson and Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper have been named winners of the 2015 Hank Aaron Award....2015
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• Giants, Nats scrap after Harper hit by pitch
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• Brewers Pitchers Get Worked On Labor Day Something Aw Phil
Hope everyone had a good Labor Day. I stood on my lawn hugging a tree for 20 minutes until someone told me I was thinking of Arbor Day. I told them I just love trees, not letting on that I absolutely confused the two days. On Labor Day, we give thanks to all the women out there who took hours to birth us. During labor, your hoohay may have been dilated--*intern whispers in ear*--Okay, that's not w...2021
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• The case for the Nationals to win it all
Once again, the Washington Nationals resemble as much of an impressive fantasy baseball draft as they do a ballclub that actually exists in real-life. They are a stunning collection of mostly mid-prime talent that has sent 12 representatives to the All-Star Game over the past three years. Led by a former MVP winner in Bryce Harper and the two-time reigning NL Cy Young recipient in Max Scherzer, th...2018
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• Giants Show You Can Never Count Them Out in October in NLDS Game 1 Win
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• Free MLB home run picks, odds for May 5: Bryce Harper among best bets for Tuesday HR player props

SportsLine MLB expert Matt Snyder dishes his best home run props for Tuesday, May 5...2026
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• Free MLB home run picks, odds for April 30: Expert backs Bryce Harper in top HR player prop bets for Thursday

SportsLine MLB expert Adam Thompson has the best home run prop bets you can make for Thursday, April 30...2026
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• MLB DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy baseball picks for Friday, April 3 include Bryce Harper

SportsLine's Mike McClure, a daily Fantasy pro with more than $2 million in winnings, gives optimal MLB DFS lineup advice for Friday, April 3...2026
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• Team Offense, Philadelphia Phillies
Claude.AI writes (light edits): The Philadelphia Phillies averaged 4.80 runs per game in 2025, eighth in the majors and fifth in the National League. Manager Rob Thomson sets the lineup for a roster built around Bryce Harper and a strong supporting cast. The projected 2026 lineup comes from the FanGraphs depth charts, with projected OBA and […]...2026
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• Phillies' Bryce Harper has high praise for Pirates' top prospect Konnor Griffin

A former MVP who knows something about starting a career with high expectations added to the hype around Pittsburgh Pirates' top prospect Konnor Griffin....2026
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• Outside The Confines: First to 20!

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Oh course Shohei Ohtani is among the best yet again. Happy Wednesday, everyone! This week, Shohei Ohtani became the first player to 20 home runs, and we’re only 1⁄3 of the way through the season. Too soon to start crossing our fingers for a 60 home run season? Never! We also have more news bites, looking at a baseball book club; how the Nationals continu...2025
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• The next four games could sway the direction of the NL East

Photo by Heather Barry/Getty Images The Braves appear to be peaking at the right time and the Phillies recovered from their stumble in Atlanta last week. We could be in for a very exciting series in Philadelphia this weekend. I probably sound like a broken record at this point but yeah, this is a crucial series coming up between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves...2024
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• Takeaways from the Braves-Phillies series

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta's pitching staff carried the load in this series and helped push the Braves to a crucial series win over the Phillies. The first part of this homestand for the Atlanta Braves has gotten off to a very good start, as the Braves managed to outduel the Phillies over the course of this three game series in order to gain some ground on ...2024
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• Bryce Harper reacts to Astros scandal, notes Aaron Judge losing 2017 AL MVP
Monday was another eventful day at spring training sites throughout Florida and Arizona when it came to ballplayers weighing in on the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal. To no surprise, most of the reactions from major leaguers were in the venomous and vitriolic vein. Perhaps that is partly why Bryce Harper’s measured response when asked Monday about the fallout from the Astros’ cheating ways ...2020
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• Report: Other teams speculate Bryce Harper will return to Nationals
As prized free agent outfielder Bryce Harper continues to draw out his free agency, teams across the league are reportedly expecting the star outfielder to return to the Washington Nationals. According to Andy Martino of SportsNet New York, speculation around the industry from multiple teams is that they continue to believe the 26-year-old outfielder stays in Washington D.C. Throughout the offseas...2019
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• Here's why Nats could still reunite with Harper
As the calendar flipped to 2019 and the start of Spring Training rapidly approaching, speculation has continued about a potential reunion between Bryce Harper and the Nationals....2019
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