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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 08 > New Mexico town is a stop for up-and-coming ballplayers

New Mexico town is a stop for up-and-coming ballplayers

By Tim Korte / The Bulletin
August 8, 2009

FARMINGTON, N.M. " Before they were stars, Hall of Famers Eddie Murray and Mike Schmidt played at Ricketts Park.

So did major leaguers Manny Ramirez, Roy Halladay and Ken Griffey Jr.

Far from baseball's big cities, in a New Mexico town ringed by sandstone cliffs, oilfield pumpjacks and....

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