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10 Year Challenge: Every Opening Day roster from 2009

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The internet's currently atwitter with the #10yearchallenge - which involves folks posting pictures of themselves from a decade ago alongside another more recent photo. It's been a fun way to quickly witness the transformation of our friends, family members, and even our favorite celebrities. Take, for instance, the definitely real and earnest side-by-side photos jokingly posted by Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Chris Archer on Wednesday:

Of course, the likeness of each player isn't the only thing that's changed over the past decade; the construction of every team is entirely different as well. Without further ado, let's look back at the starting lineups from Opening Day in 2009:

*Still with team

Arizona Diamondbacks

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Position Player
C Chris Snyder
1B Tony Clark
2B Felipe Lopez
3B Chad Tracy
SS Stephen Drew
LF Conor Jackson
CF Chris Young
RF Eric Byrnes
SP Brandon Webb

Atlanta Braves

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Position Player
C Brian McCann*
1B Casey Kotchman
2B Kelly Johnson
3B Chipper Jones
SS Yunel Escobar
LF Garret Anderson
CF Jordan Schafer
RF Jeff Francoeur
SP Derek Lowe

Baltimore Orioles

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Position Player
C Gregg Zaun
1B Aubrey Huff
2B Brian Roberts
3B Melvin Mora
SS Cesar Izturis
LF Luke Scott
CF Adam Jones
RF Nick Markakis
DH Ty Wigginton
SP Jeremy Guthrie

Boston Red Sox

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Position Player
C Jason Varitek
1B Kevin Youkilis
2B Dustin Pedroia*
3B Mike Lowell
SS Jed Lowrie
LF Jason Bay
CF Jacoby Ellsbury
RF J.D. Drew
DH David Ortiz
SP Josh Beckett

Chicago White Sox

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Position Player
C A.J. Pierzynski
1B Paul Konerko
2B Chris Getz
3B Josh Fields
SS Alexei Ramirez
LF Carlos Quentin
CF Dewayne Wise
RF Jermaine Dye
DH Jim Thome
SP Mark Buehrle

Chicago Cubs

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Position Player
C Geovany Soto
1B Derrek Lee
2B Mike Fontenot
3B Aramis Ramirez
SS Ryan Theriot
LF Alfonso Soriano
CF Kosuke Fukudome
RF Milton Bradley
SP Carlos Zambrano

Cincinnati Reds

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Position Player
C Ramon Hernandez
1B Joey Votto*
2B Brandon Phillips
3B Edwin Encarnacion
SS Alex Gonzalez
LF Jerry Hairston
CF Darnell McDonald
RF Jay Bruce
SP Aaron Harang

Cleveland Indians

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Position Player
C Kelly Shoppach
1B Victor Martinez
2B Asdrubal Cabrera
3B Mark DeRosa
SS Jhonny Peralta
LF Ben Francisco
CF Grady Sizemore
RF Shin-soo Choo
DH Travis Hafner
SP Cliff Lee

Colorado Rockies

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Position Player
C Chris Iannetta*
1B Todd Helton
2B Ian Stewart
3B Garrett Atkins
SS Troy Tulowitzki
LF Seth Smith
CF Ryan Spilborghs
RF Brad Hawpe
SP Aaron Cook

Detroit Tigers

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Position Player
C Gerald Laird
1B Miguel Cabrera*
2B Placido Polanco
3B Brandon Inge
SS Adam Everett
LF Josh Anderson
CF Curtis Granderson
RF Magglio Ordonez
DH Carlos Guillen
SP Justin Verlander

Houston Astros

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Position Player
C Ivan Rodriguez
1B Lance Berkman
2B Kazuo Matsui
3B Geoff Blum
SS Miguel Tejada
LF Carlos Lee
CF Michael Bourn
RF Hunter Pence
SP Roy Oswalt

Kansas City Royals

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Position Player
C Miguel Olivo
1B Mike Jacobs
2B Mark Teahan
3B Alex Gordon*
SS Mike Aviles
LF David DeJesus
CF Coco Crisp
RF Jose Guillen
DH Billy Butler
SP Gil Meche

Los Angeles Angels

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Position Player
C Jeff Mathis
1B Kendrys Morales
2B Howie Kendrick
3B Chone Figgins
SS Erick Aybar
LF Juan Rivera
CF Torii Hunter
RF Bobby Aberu
DH Vladimir Guerrero
SP Joe Saunders

Los Angeles Dodgers

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Position Player
C Russell Martin*
1B James Loney
2B Orlando Hudson
3B Casey Blake
SS Rafael Furcal
LF Manny Ramirez
CF Matt Kemp
RF Andre Ethier
SP Hiroki Kuroda

Miami Marlins

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Position Player
C John Baker
1B Jorge Cantu
2B Dan Uggla
3B Emilio Bonifacio
SS Hanley Ramirez
LF Jeremy Hermida
CF Cameron Maybin
RF Cody Ross
SP Ricky Nolasco

Milwaukee Brewers

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Position Player
C Jason Kendall
1B Prince Fielder
2B Rickie Weeks
3B Bill Hall
SS J.J. Hardy
LF Ryan Braun*
CF Mike Cameron
RF Corey Hart
SP Jeff Suppan

Minnesota Twins

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Position Player
C Mike Redmond
1B Justin Morneau
2B Alexi Casilla
3B Joe Crede
SS Nick Punto
LF Denard Span
CF Carlos Gomez
RF Michael Cuddyer
DH Jason Kubel
SP Francisco Liriano

New York Yankees

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Position Player
C Jorge Posada
1B Mark Teixeira
2B Robinson Cano
3B Cody Ransom
SS Derek Jeter
LF Johnny Damon
CF Brett Gardner*
RF Xavier Nady
DH Hideki Matsui
SP CC Sabathia*

New York Mets

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Position Player
C Brian Schneider
1B Carlos Delgado
2B Luis Castillo
3B David Wright
SS Jose Reyes
LF Daniel Murphy
CF Carlos Beltran
RF Ryan Church
SP Johan Santana

Oakland Athletics

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Position Player
C Kurt Suzuki
1B Nomar Garciaparra
2B Mark Ellis
3B Eric Chavez
SS Orlando Cabrera
LF Matt Holliday
CF Ryan Sweeney
RF Jack Cust
DH Jason Giambi
SP Dallas Braden

Philadelphia Phillies

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Position Player
C Carlos Ruiz
1B Ryan Howard
2B Chase Utley
3B Pedro Feliz
SS Jimmy Rollins
LF Raul Ibanez
CF Shane Victorino
RF Jayson Werth
SP Brett Myers

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Position Player
C Ryan Doumit
1B Adam LaRoche
2B Freddy Sanchez
3B Andy LaRoche
SS Jack Wilson
LF Nyjer Morgan
CF Nate McLouth
RF Brandon Moss
SP Paul Maholm

San Diego Padres

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Position Player
C Henry Blanco
1B Adrian Gonzalez
2B David Eckstein
3B Kevin Kouzmanoff
SS Luis Rodriguez
LF Chase Headley
CF Jody Gerut
RF Brian Giles
SP Jake Peavy

San Francisco Giants

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Position Player
C Bengie Molina
1B Travis Ishikawa
2B Emmanuel Burriss
3B Pablo Sandoval*
SS Edgar Renteria
LF Fred Lewis
CF Aaron Rowand
RF Randy Winn
SP Tim Lincecum

Seattle Mariners

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Position Player
C Kenji Johjima
1B Russell Branyan
2B Jose Lopez
3B Adrian Beltre
SS Yuniesky Betancourt
LF Endy Chavez
CF Franklin Gutierrez
RF Ken Griffey Jr.
DH Mike Sweeney
SP Felix Hernandez*

St. Louis Cardinals

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Position Player
C Yadier Molina*
1B Albert Pujols
2B Brendan Ryan
3B Brian Barden
SS Khalil Greene
LF Chris Duncan
CF Rick Ankiel
RF Ryan Ludwick
SP Adam Wainwright*

Tampa Bay Rays

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Position Player
C Dioner Navarro
1B Carlos Pena
2B Akinora Iwamura
3B Evan Longoria
SS Jason Bartlett
LF Carl Crawford
CF Matt Joyce
RF Gabe Gross
DH Pat Burrell 
SP James Shields

Texas Rangers

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Position Player
C Jarrod Saltalamacchia
1B Chris Davis
2B Ian Kinsler
3B Michael Young
SS Elvis Andrus*
LF Marlon Byrd
CF Josh Hamilton
RF Nelson Cruz
DH Hank Blalock
SP Kevin Millwood

Toronto Blue Jays

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Position Player
C Rod Barajas
1B Lyle Overbay
2B Aaron Hill
3B Scott Rolen
SS Marco Scutaro
LF Travis Snider
CF Vernon Wells
RF Alex Rios
DH Adam Lind
SP Roy Halladay

Washington Nationals

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Position Player
C Jesus Flores
1B Nick Johnson
2B Ronnie Belliard
3B Ryan Zimmerman*
SS Christian Guzman
LF Adam Dunn
CF Lastings Milledge
RF Austin Kearns
SP John Lannan

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