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By the end of the Reds’ 14-3 rout of the Texas Rangers on Monday night, the 23-year-old slugger had used it to go 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double and seven RBIs.
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Days later, the calls and orders, and test drives -- from big leaguers to rec leaguers -- are humming inside Victus Sports.
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