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Joe Posnanski: The age-old quandary: when to retire - Sports Illustrated
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Jason Schmidt – Society for American Baseball Research
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Connor Schmidt - Baseball - St. Mary's University Athletics
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Mike Schmidt Is the Greatest Draft Pick Ever - The New York Times
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Baseball Completes Four-Game Sweep of No. 21 Indianapolis - Maryville University Athletics
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Barber, Fickenscher pitch baseball to road sweep of Hamline - St. Olaf College Athletics
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SCSU Baseball Alumni Update: Gordy Schmidt - St. Cloud State University Athletics
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USA Shuts Out Nicaragua, Ready to Focus on Gold
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USA Baseball Announces 2018 12U National Team Staff