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Border Town a Home for Many Major League Players

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The last pitch of the final game of the National League Championship Series -- which sent the San Francisco Giants to the World Series -- was thrown by Giants closer Sergio Romo. His hometown of Brawley near the Mexican border in California's Imperial Valley has sent more than 20 players to the major leagues. What's the small farm town's secret?

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