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Baseball may be called “America’s Pastime,” but Major League Baseball (MLB) is made up of players from all around the world. By contrast, asking to be posted now has appeal for players who wish to sign with MLB clubs before the expiration of baseball’s current Collective Bargaining Agreement on Dec. 1, 2021. 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