Who Should I Trade?

Heston Kjerstad for Josh Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR	Heston Kjerstad LF,RF - BAL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 354	‐
VBR	# 377	# 897

Projections

Runs	1	0
Home Runs	0	0
RBI	1	0
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.188	.103

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 299	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 448	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR	Heston Kjerstad LF,RF - BAL
2026 Stats


At Bats	212	19

Runs	23	1

Hits	43	4

Singles	31	3

Doubles	5	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	6	0

RBI	15	2

Stolen Bases	4	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	25	0

Strikeouts	56	9

Batting Average	.203	.211

On Base Pct	.291	.211

Slugging Pct	.321	.263

On-base Plus Slugging	.611	.474

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR	Heston Kjerstad LF,RF - BAL
2026 Projections


At Bats	6	3

Runs	1	0

Hits	1	0

Singles	1	0

Doubles	0	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	0

RBI	1	0

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	0

Strikeouts	1	1

Batting Average	.188	.103

On Base Pct	.293	.138

Slugging Pct	.247	.167

On-base Plus Slugging	.540	.306

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR	Heston Kjerstad LF,RF - BAL
News
	Josh Smith went 1-for-2 in the win over the Guardians with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 3rd	Heston Kjerstad has been recalled ahead of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Sep 23rd
	Josh Smith (hamstring) was activated from the IL ahead of Tuesday's game against the Guardians. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Sep 1st	The Orioles optioned OF Heston Kjerstad to Triple-A Norfolk. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 19th
	Josh Smith has continued on his rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	The Orioles recalled OF Heston Kjerstad from Triple-A Norfolk. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Josh Smith began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	The Orioles will call up Heston Kjerstad on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Josh Smith is expected to play in rehab games on Thursday and Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th	The Orioles activated Heston Kjerstad from the injured list and optioned him to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR			Heston Kjerstad LF,RF - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sun, Mar 29th	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Mon, Mar 30th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Wed, Apr 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#72	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#72	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#72
Tue, Apr 7th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)
Wed, Apr 8th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, Apr 13th				vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#161	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Thu, Apr 16th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Mon, Apr 20th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Tue, Apr 21st	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#74
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Tue, Apr 28th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 1st	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Mon, May 4th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Tue, May 5th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Wed, May 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Thu, May 7th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, May 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Sat, May 9th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Sun, May 10th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, May 11th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Tue, May 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Wed, May 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Fri, May 15th	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Sat, May 16th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sun, May 17th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)
Mon, May 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, May 19th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Wed, May 20th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Fri, May 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Sun, May 24th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Mon, May 25th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, May 26th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Wed, May 27th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	vs TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Thu, May 28th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 29th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)
Sat, May 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Sun, May 31st	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Sat, Jun 6th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Mon, Jun 8th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Tue, Jun 9th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Wed, Jun 10th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Thu, Jun 11th				vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (5-9)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Sun, Jun 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Tue, Jun 16th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Wed, Jun 17th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Thu, Jun 18th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Fri, Jun 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Sat, Jun 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#239
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Wed, Jun 24th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Fri, Jun 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Sat, Jun 27th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Sun, Jun 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Tue, Jun 30th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Wed, Jul 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Sat, Jul 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Thu, Jul 9th				vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Mon, Jul 20th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)		@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Tue, Jul 28th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Wed, Jul 29th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)		@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Fri, Jul 31st	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Sat, Aug 1st	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-4)	#101	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Tue, Aug 4th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Wed, Aug 5th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Fri, Aug 14th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Sat, Aug 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Sun, Aug 16th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Mon, Aug 17th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Fri, Aug 21st	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Tue, Aug 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Wed, Aug 26th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Thu, Aug 27th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ STL	Gordon Graceffo
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#37	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Mon, Aug 31st				@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210
Fri, Sep 4th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Sat, Sep 5th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sun, Sep 6th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Mon, Sep 7th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-4)	#194	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Fri, Sep 11th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Sat, Sep 12th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Sun, Sep 13th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Mon, Sep 14th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#56
Tue, Sep 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Wed, Sep 16th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	@ NYM	Xzavion Curry (0-1)
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Mon, Sep 21st	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#249	vs TOR	CJ Van Eyk (0-2)	#209
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#235
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Wed, Apr 29th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Thu, May 21st	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Sat, May 23rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Thu, Jun 25th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#261
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)
Thu, Aug 13th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241

Who Should I Trade?

Heston Kjerstad for Josh Smith (2026)

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