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Hans Smith of the St. Louis Cardinals had a mediocre 2010 season — the left-handed starter who wears No. 86 went 9-11 with a 4.31 ERA. Don’t recognize the name? That’s because he exists only digitally. The real Hans Smith, right, has cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheelchair. He’s such a fanatic that Sony included him as a player in “MLB The Show” for the second straight year. Smith said his character is struggling this season, going 1-2 with a 5.90 ERA. But it is baseball, and it is his virtual field of dreams. “That may be cliche, that may be corny, but that’s really how I feel,” Smith said. The Associated Press; AP photo
