Now that the baseball lockout has finally ended, players from all over the country are reporting to their spring training facilities.

A few of the players who are heading to Florida or Arizona have Connecticut ties.

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From multi-million dollar all-stars like George Springer to guys still trying to latch on as everyday players, here’s a look at 6 Major Leaguers with some type of ties to Connecticut, who should, for all intensive purposes be on a MLB 40-man spring training roster.

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