Top left, Peabody ballplayer Jeff Allison is hopeful as he battles back from drug addiction. Above, the rehabilitation of Jeff Allison includes workouts at Extra Innings, an indoor baseball facility in Middleton. Below left, Jeff Allison (second from left) with his longtime friends Artie Generazzo, Andrew Coppola, and Bobby Celentano. (Globe Staff Photos/ Suzanne Kreiter)

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A pitcher's duel | The Jeff Allison story

Reclaiming his life, and his life in baseball

By Thomas Farragher

Globe Staff / December 13, 2004

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