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          Sandy Leon gives Boston a new Tek solution behind the plate

          Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel, left, celebrates another win with catcher Sandy Leon. Winslow Townson/USA Today Sports
          • Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterSep 23, 2018, 02:05 PM
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            • Analyst/reporter ESPN television
            • Author of "The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty"
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          CLEVELAND -- Sandy Leon was raised by his parents to be respectful, to treat others the right way, to act the right way. He could have fun and run around and play with his friends in Maracaibo, Venezuela, but at the Leon dinner table, children were expected to be quiet unless addressed by others.