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Carl Crawford gets set to remove his diamond stud from his ear before taking the field. “I like jewelry. I’ve been wearing jewelry since as far back as I can remember. Before the game starts I take them off when I get ready to go on the field for practice. Back in the '90s I used to wear them in a game but we don’t do that no more. I can remember some guys complaining about it. I never like to play with jewelry on anyway because you never know if you can get hurt with it. You don’t know what’s going to happen. I definitely don’t want to lose them because they are expensive.” Told that Manny Ramirez once lost a diamond stud after sliding during a rehab stint in Pawtucket, Crawford shrugged. 'Somebody found it.'
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By Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff
Carl Crawford gets set to remove his diamond stud from his ear before taking the field.

“I like jewelry. I’ve been wearing jewelry since as far back as I can remember. Before the game starts I take them off when I get ready to go on the field for practice. Back in the '90s I used to wear them in a game but we don’t do that no more. I can remember some guys complaining about it. I never like to play with jewelry on anyway because you never know if you can get hurt with it. You don’t know what’s going to happen. I definitely don’t want to lose them because they are expensive.”

Told that Manny Ramirez once lost a diamond stud after sliding during a rehab stint in Pawtucket, Crawford shrugged.

"Somebody found it."