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Mark Shapiro Recalls Terry Francona’s $2K First Pitch Bet
Francona once joked with Shapiro's son Caden before a ceremonial pitch in Cleveland: “Short hop your dad and hit him in the b*lls… I’ll collect $100 from every player, you’ll get $2,000.” Former Cleveland President Shapiro laughed that his daughter threw a perfect strike, but Caden bounced it. “He didn’t get me,” he said of the playful moment.
By Tanish Chachra
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