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Dream Come True: Mass Native Jared Shuster Named New Atlanta Braves Pitcher Dream Come True: Mass Native Jared Shuster Named New Atlanta Braves Pitcher
Dream Come True: Mass Native Jared Shuster Named New Atlanta Braves Pitcher A 24-year-old Southeast Massachusetts native has seen his major league baseball dreams come true.  Jared Shuster, a left-handed pitcher from New Bedford, was named to the Atlanta Braves Opening Day roster. Considered a long-shot to make the team's opening day roster, Shuster had an impressive spring training and moved up the depth chart, giving the Braves no choice but to welcome him. Shuster was un-hittable when he pitched for New Bedford High School as a freshman, going 6-0 with a 0.45 ERA, according to his statistics from Wake Forest University (WFU). Shuster later transferred to Tabor…

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by Sam Barron
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Red Sox Pitcher Turned Police Officer Killed By Wrong-Way Driver On New Jersey Turnpike Red Sox Pitcher Turned Police Officer Killed By Wrong-Way Driver On New Jersey Turnpike
Red Sox Pitcher Turned Police Officer Killed By Wrong-Way Driver On New Jersey Turnpike Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Anthony Varvaro died in a wrong-way 9/11 crash on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said. Varvaro, a 37-year-old married father of four who became a Port Authority police officer, died in the head-on collision near Exit 14C, early on Sunday, Sept. 11, they said. A wrong-way driver was to blame, a law enforcement source with direct knowledge of the crash told Daily Voice. Varvaro was on his way to work at the 9/11 commemoration at World Trade Center Command, Port Authority Police Supt. Edward Cetnar said. "Officer Varvaro represented the very best of this …

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine