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including the latter part of the regular season. With this victory, Eduardo PĂ©rez became the first son of a Major League
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A punto de mate: Los Leones de Ponce se colocaron a una victoria del campeonato en la liga invernal de Puerto Rico al vencer 9-6 a los Lobos de
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