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In the hours before he'll see another lefty, against the likes of which he's batting an American League-best .408, Vladimir Guerrero hears the word "famous" and crinkles the bridge of his nose.

He has been a most valuable player, an All-Star seven times over, and has spent entire baseball seasons with teams draped over his shoulders, as if they're bucks being hauled from the woods, all the way through September.

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