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David Wright, Mark Teixeira on USA World Baseball Classic roster

David Wright of the New York Mets smiles

Photo credit: Jim McIsaac

Two New York sluggers highlight Team USA's provisional roster for the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Mark Teixeira and David Wright were part of a roster that was unveiled Thursday morning and former Met R.A. Dickey is one of four starting pitchers on the squad.

Rosters from other countries are set to be unveiled at 4 p.m. on Thursday.

Though the provisional roster is complete, the situation...

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