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He was headed for the big leagues as a college player, when he suffered a brain injury on the field.

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Suarez didn’t break into the big leagues with San Diego until he was 31 because he played one season in Mexico and five seasons in Japan.

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Klein reached the big leagues last year, but made only four appearances before being included in a trade deadline deal to the Oakland Athletics.

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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is climbing its way through the big leagues, and that’s likely to translate into a new milestone.

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“Now here we are, after he grew up watching his dad play in the big leagues, and he gets a chance to be a superstar himself.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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