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Dominican baseball player (born 1996)
Freddy Peralta Diaz is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets. He made his MLB debut in 2018. He has been named an All-Star in 2021 and 2025 and led the National League (NL) in wins in 2025.
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Championship series of Major League Baseball
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB), a professional baseball league operating in the United States and Canada, contested between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winning team, determined through a best-of-seven playoff, is declared the champions of the league and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy.
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Estuary and natural harbor in Florida, off the Gulf of Mexico
Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and shallow estuary connected to the Gulf of Mexico on the west-central coast of Florida, comprising Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, Old Tampa Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, and Lower Tampa Bay. The largest freshwater inflow into the bay is the Hillsborough River, which flows into Hillsborough Bay in downtown Tampa. Many other smaller rivers and streams also flow into Tampa Bay, resulting in a large watershed area.
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A remarkably coincidental matchup is set to unfold. Right-handed pitcher Freddy Peralta (30, Tampa Bay Rays) is about to face off against his former team, the Milwaukee Brewers, a club he had grown deeply attached to.