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Each year when the calendar flips to September, the focus justifiably gravitates toward the playoff race and what lies ahead for postseason baseball.

As the regular season ends, however, there’s also an inevitable finality for many players who have entered the final playing days of their careers. Whether it’s due to age, injury or other circumstances, the end of each season marks the completion of many baseball careers.

Some players — like Derek Jeter, David Ortiz and Albert Pujols — have storybook endings that make you really remember the end of their careers. For other veterans, even those who had spectacular careers, the end might not be quite as memorable.

With that in mind, here are some MLB veterans who could hang ’em up at the end of the season — or have already confirmed that this is their last season — and why you should watch their potential final months with appreciation.

Some of the best closers in MLB history started out as, well … starters. Several current relievers explained how they were able to make the transition from the starting rotation to the bullpen.

Not only did Steven Kwan have a game-tying single in the ninth and a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 11th for the Guardians, but he headlined yesterday’s top plays with a wall-crashing grab.

For the eighth consecutive year, MLB and its clubs will raise awareness for childhood cancer for a special league-wide day in home ballparks during today’s games through the MLB Together platform.

In order to make an October run, first you need to make it to October. Here is one September performance for each team that proved to be a difference-maker.

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