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Rays report: Ji-Man Choi out for rest of regular season
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Ji-Man Choi to rehab in Triple-A Durham, Rays injury updates
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Rays don't expect knee soreness to keep Ji-Man Choi out
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Folk hero. First baseman. Rays fans fall for Ji-Man Choi
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Rays' Ji-Man Choi to have surgery, be sidelined into May
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Rays plot how to cover for Ji-Man Choi's absence
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Ji-Man Choi out of Rays lineup with left foot injury