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Surprise! Wilson hangs on for 2,000 hits

By Jeff Merron
ESPN.com

Thursday, August 11, 2005

SURPRISE, ARIZ. -- Desi Wilson's world is a big one -- played out, usually, on a small stage . The 37-year-old first baseman and outfielder was drafted by the Red Sox, Astros and Rangers, the team he finally signed with in 1991. He's made temporary homes in Butte, Charlotte, Tulsa, Shreveport, Hanshin (Japan), Tucson, Harrisburg, and Sioux City. He's played in the Florida State League, the Pioneer League, the Texas League, the Pacific Coast League, the Eastern League, the Northern League, an ...

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