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Former Arizona Diamondback and MLB pitcher Miguel Batista discussed returning to Tucson, where he witnessed Randy Johnson kill a bird with a pitch. Batista also discussed the importance of the World Baseball Classic and baseball potentially coming back to the Old Pueblo.

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Former D-back: World Baseball Classic 'greatest thing to ever happen to baseball'

Former D-back: World Baseball Classic 'greatest thing to ever happen to baseball'

Seen and heard from the WBC: Former Diamondback Miguel Batista reflects on "Randy Johnson killing a bird" in Tucson and weighs in on the importance of the World Baseball Classic.

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The Star spoke to World Baseball Classic president Jim Small about Tucson hosting the WBC qualifiers, the process of returning pro baseball to Tucson and "the beauty of the WBC."

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