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 CHICAGO (AP) - Jose Contreras picked the New York Yankees over the Red Sox when he defected from Cuba, and now he is in the way of Boston's title hopes again.
The White Sox right-hander will start Game 1 of the first-round playoff series against the Red Sox, three years after spurning them for their biggest rival. More ominous for Boston: Contreras is no longer an untested international prospect like he was when the Yankees signed him, but an established, topflight starter for Chicago.
"That's life and that's baseball," he said Monday on the workout day before the start of the series. "You don't know where you are going to be tomorrow. That's why you've got to be thankful for where you are at the moment. I feel comfortable with the White Sox."
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