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I thought it might be a cool thing [food show] to do when I retired a few years later. Then retirement came slightly prematurely.

Prince Fielder

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Prince Fielder
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: May 9
Baseball Player
Ontario
California
Prince Semien Fielder
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