"There's no way I can go play for the Yankees, but I know they are going to come after me hard. … It's definitely not the most important thing to go out there for the top dollar, which the Yankees are going to offer me. It's not what I need."
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Johnny Damon
Johnny David Damon (born 5 November 1973) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, and Cleveland Indians. His MLB career lasted from 1995 to 2012. He was a member of two World Series champions: the 2004 Boston Red Sox and the 2009 New York Yankees.
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