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I've been treated there (Camden Yards in Baltimore) just like everywhere else: you got everyone booing for you. I take that as a compliment.
Albert Belle
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Albert Belle
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: August 25
Baseball Player
Shreveport
Louisiana
Albert Jojuan Belle
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