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Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle critical of people who use gay slurs - Outsports
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Nationals pitcher and LGBTQ ally Sean Doolittle retires from MLB - Outsports
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Live! at the Library: A Conversation with Sean Doolittle
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Sean Doolittle retires after path led to All-Star, World Series honors
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D.C.'s favorite bearded, bespectacled baseball player to pitch with Nationals again : NPR
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Sean Doolittle, Baseball's Left-Wing Lefty, Retires
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Longtime Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics Reliever Sean Doolittle Retires - Fastball
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Sean Doolittle, Baseball's Left-Wing Lefty, Retires
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Sean Doolittle's emotional return to Nationals Park includes hugs, gifts, and tributes: 'I'm so grateful
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Sean Doolittle retires after path led to All-Star, World Series honors
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All-Star reliever Sean Doolittle retires after 11 seasons
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Nationals pitcher and LGBTQ ally Sean Doolittle retires from MLB - Outsports
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A perfect Sean Doolittle has middle innings set for Washington Nationals - Federal Baseball