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Juan Nieves' New England journey

Avon Old Farms star, ex-Brewers phenom comes full circle as Sox pitching coach

Updated: February 21, 2013, 9:16 AM ET
By Gordon Edes | ESPNBoston.com

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The ball went up in the air on a chilly April night in Baltimore, so cold, he said at the time, it made him feel like "a pregnant lady." Juan Nieves knew that regardless of how hard Eddie Murray hit it, center fielder Robin Yount would run it down and the no-hitter would be his, the first and still the only no-hitter in Milwaukee Brewers' history.

"You're 22 years old," Nieves said, "and you're thinking you're going to pitch in the big leagues for the next 20 years, ...

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