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Big step for Anderson

Prospect savors his promotion

After striking out in his first major league at-bat, Lars Anderson nearly beat the throw to first baseman Carlos Pena after the third strike got away from Rays catcher Kelly Shoppach. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

By Amalie Benjamin

Globe Staff / September 7, 2010

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When Lars Anderson called his parents Sunday night, neither was anywhere near a cellphone. His mother was at a picnic, his father at a softball game. So no one answered Anderson’s call, the one letting them know he had been promoted to the major leagues for the first time. They finally found out at 9 p.m. local time in California, ... (Full article: 1247 words)