Now managing Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, Torre said Rivera's accomplishments won't be matched.

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Chris Holt, a former major-leaguer who now coaches prospects at Pro Bound USA, a Florida baseball academy, says young pitchers who can't hit 90 on the radar gun don't get a serious look.

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Smith, who spent one winter playing baseball in the USA, has been told he will definitely play at Trent Bridge.

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Even today, according to a 2005 USA Today report, 87.2 percent of the players surveyed said amphetamine use is rampant in baseball and 35.3 percent said as many as 50 percent of all players are using.

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