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Jake Burger, the Texas Rangers first baseman, hit a 408-foot home run during a spring training game against the Seattle Mariners just days after his 4-month-old daughter Penelope underwent successful open-heart surgery. Penelope was born with Down syndrome, and Burger will wear No. 21 this season to raise awareness about the condition. Burger rejoined the team after being at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital for Penelope’s surgery and hit his first home run of the spring while still wearing her hospital bracelet.
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