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MLB pitcher gets gift card for changing jersey number

Pitcher Josh Outman gave up his No. 55, but not without getting compensation. The Oakland A’s reliever handed his jersey to Hideki Matsui, switching to No. 88. Outman, asked by the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, what he got from the Japanese star in return for changing his uniform number?

“Gift card for Guitar Center. It’s what I asked for,” Outman said

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May 25, 2011, 9:08 am

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