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Who is Wright up against? I must say, this is not a very compelling competition. With Jeter gone, baseball doesn't really have an obvious face, not that I'm regretting his departure.

It looks like Wright will face the winner of Sean Doolittle vs. Buster Posey.

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Well based on that, congrats MLB...the new face of Baseball is..........:eek:

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Frankly that isn't far off. If you think about players that even a reasonable segment of the population would recognize in a commercial, the list is basically Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz.

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Frankly that isn't far off. If you think about players that even a reasonable segment of the population would recognize in a commercial, the list is basically Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz.

And Adam Jones is not too far down that list. I think Verlander is on it as well.

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And Adam Jones is not too far down that list. I think Verlander is on it as well.

Yeah, I agree. Despite the fact that it is a ridiculous popularity contest designed to waste time before spring training kicks off in earnest, Adam Jones isn't a bad choice for the face of MLB.

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I would argue that Ichiro is on a list like that.

Absolutely, he is as recognizable as Ortiz and A-Rod. But they are all at least 39 years old. There really isn't a young player that is super recognizable.

Tim Lincecum is probably ahead of Adam Jones as well.

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And Adam Jones is not too far down that list. I think Verlander is on it as well.

I don't think you can be the face of baseball unless your team has won a World Series or three. I find it laughable that Sean Doolittle has made it this far. A one-time all-star reliever -- really? That's like saying that last year's all-star punter is the face of football.

Quite honestly, I don't think there is a player who is the face of baseball now. Jeter was the only baseball player in the list of top 10 most popular male athletes. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11228655/harris-poll-lebron-james-cleveland-cavaliers-most-popular-male-athlete

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