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Broadway is the big leagues, and for big bucks theatergoers expect professionalism.
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On the flip side, the Red Sox also have hardly any outfield depth behind those five who are well suited for a big league bench job.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Dilip Vishwanat / Getty Images The Georgia native played in parts of eight big league seasons, five of which came with the Kansas City Royals, who drafted him in the 2011 MLB Draft out of Gulf Coast State College in Florida.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
The indie effort has some big league competition, however.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Another starter, Elmer Rodríguez, and outfielder Spencer Jones, two other notable Yankees prospects, are on the club’s 40-man roster and were already coming to big league camp.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Dilip Vishwanat / Getty Images The Georgia native played in parts of eight big league seasons, five of which came with the Kansas City Royals, who drafted him in the 2011 MLB Draft out of Gulf Coast State College in Florida.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
The indie effort has some big league competition, however.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Another starter, Elmer Rodríguez, and outfielder Spencer Jones, two other notable Yankees prospects, are on the club’s 40-man roster and were already coming to big league camp.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Big league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20league. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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