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Cardinals' Taveras killed in car crash in DR

(AP) Oscar Taveras, the St. Louis Cardinals' outfielder regarded as one of the majors' top prospects, died Sunday in a car accident in his native Dominican Republic. He was 22. Taveras was driving

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