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Ducks' Josh Barfield has baseball in his genes

Originally published: June 23, 2013 7:58 PM
Updated: June 23, 2013 11:29 PM
By IAN CUTLER  ian.cutler@newsday.com

Ducks second baseman Josh Barfield reaches first on

Photo credit: Joseph D. Sullivan | Ducks second baseman Josh Barfield reaches first on a fielder's choice during the bottom of the first. (June 22, 2013)

Josh Barfield has a baseball background that few of his peers can relate to. As the son of former All-Star and two-time Gold Glove Award winner Jesse Barfield, a former Yankee, Josh grew up in, with and around the major leagues.

Barfield, 30, in his first season with the Ducks, was a fourth-round pick of the San Diego Padres in the 2001 amateur draft and made his MLB debut in April 2006....

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