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Ozzie Smith

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Ozzie Smith
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The Wizard of Oz gives a familiar title two jobs. Oz echoes Ozzie, while wizard refers to what he could do when a ball threatened to get past him at shortstop. The nickname says more about his glove than his trademark backflip does.
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