Aaron Loup
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 5' 11" 210LBS | Age: 37
Draft: 2009 | Rd: 9, #280, Toronto Blue Jays | Tulane
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 6 0 0.95 65 2 0 56.2 57 0.94
2022 0 5 3.84 65 0 1 58.2 52 1.30
2023 2 3 6.10 55 0 1 48.2 45 1.75
12 Seasons 23 30 3.43 591 2 8 515 480 1.26
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 65 6-0 0.95 56.2 57 0.94
2022 65 0-5 3.84 58.2 52 1.30
2023 55 2-3 6.10 48.2 45 1.75
12 Seasons 591 23-30 3.43 515 480 1.26
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 27 723 127 5 3.9 2.7 86.4 112.2 4.0 29.9 .248 .366 .337 .298 .366 33.9 24.7 3.8 4.46 3.66
2016 28 261 40 3 7.5 4.8 86.0 108.9 7.9 47.5 .293 .474 .358 .358 .431 30.0 24.2 6.5 5.02 5.60
2017 29 1008 166 5 3.0 1.9 84.6 116.2 5.8 31.3 .215 .307 .316 .280 .314 27.1 24.2 10.9 3.75 3.32
2018 30 714 121 5 4.1 2.7 86.9 108.4 6.2 38.8 .256 .384 .348 .318 .378 27.3 24.0 7.7 4.54 4.30
2019 31 53 7 0 0.0 0.0 83.9 101.5 -2.1 28.6 .148 .190 .250 .215 .228 42.9 35.7 7.1 0.00 2.01
2020 32 341 66 6 9.1 6.3 86.9 110.8 11.0 34.8 .244 .419 .273 .312 .376 33.3 22.9 4.2 2.52 4.13
2021 33 833 141 3 2.1 1.4 88.1 110.1 9.1 34.0 .227 .302 .229 .273 .324 37.6 26.1 7.3 0.95 3.10
2022 34 967 178 10 5.6 3.8 88.0 111.3 6.5 35.4 .256 .384 .298 .322 .359 34.3 20.0 8.5 3.83 4.34
2023 35 837 164 14 8.5 6.1 87.9 112.4 8.2 39.6 .263 .420 .358 .322 .369 37.2 19.5 8.7 6.10 4.39
Player 5737 1010 51 5.0 3.4 86.9 116.2 6.9 35.3 .245 .367 .312 .304 .355 33.0 23.1 7.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Loup relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(54.0%) ,
Cutter
(22.2%) ,
Changeup
(17.6%) ,
Curveball
(4.1%) ,
Four Seamer
(2.2%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 59.1 11.8 25.2 3.9 33.1 34.6 31.5 5.5 44.9 13.4 26.8 3.9 3.9 2.7
2016 40.0 17.5 37.5 5.0 22.5 35.0 42.5 5.0 32.5 17.5 32.5 5.0 7.5 4.8
2017 56.0 19.3 22.3 2.4 29.5 41.6 28.9 7.2 38.6 20.5 25.3 3.0 3.0 1.9
2018 51.2 20.7 23.1 5.0 25.6 45.5 28.9 4.1 41.3 19.0 25.6 5.0 4.1 2.7
2019 57.1 14.3 28.6 0.0 42.9 28.6 28.6 14.3 42.9 14.3 28.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020 43.9 19.7 30.3 6.1 28.8 34.8 36.4 13.6 30.3 24.2 16.7 6.1 9.1 6.3
2021 53.2 18.4 26.2 2.1 29.1 41.1 29.8 7.8 34.8 22.7 28.4 4.3 2.1 1.4
2022 50.6 21.3 24.2 3.9 38.8 33.1 28.1 7.9 34.3 17.4 28.1 6.7 5.6 3.8
2023 48.2 21.3 25.6 4.9 34.1 36.6 29.3 4.3 37.2 19.5 23.2 6.7 8.5 6.1
Player 51.8 19.0 25.3 3.9 31.6 38.0 30.3 6.7 37.4 19.1 25.8 5.0 5.0 3.4
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2023 Curveball LAA L 34 75.7 47.7 2.1 16.4GLV -0.8 0.9 -9.3 16.4GLV 8.7
2023 Changeup LAA L 147 79.7 45.5 1.3 17.4ARM 0.5 -2.0 8.3 17.4ARM 3.4
2023 Sinker LAA L 452 92.1 27.5 -0.8 18.9ARM 2.5 5.1 3.2 18.9ARM 3.9
2023 Cutter LAA L 186 83.5 38.7 -4.3 0.8GLV 0.6 0.7 -6.2 0.8GLV -1.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball LAA L 18 91.5 21.4 -2.2 16.4ARM 5.6 11.7 -3.6 16.4ARM 8.5
2022 4-Seam Fastball LAA L 4 91.7 21.4 -3.2 17.5ARM 7.5 11.6 -4.4 17.5ARM 9.9
2022 Curveball LAA L 27 76.0 46.7 -2.4 16.2GLV 2.6 1.6 -10.4 16.2GLV 7.9
2022 Changeup LAA L 121 80.3 45.1 2.5 17.6ARM 2.1 -2.1 8.9 17.6ARM 3.3
2022 Sinker LAA L 467 91.2 29.5 1.1 18.9ARM 2.4 3.7 5.2 18.9ARM 3.7
2022 Cutter LAA L 348 84.7 35.6 -2.1 0.3ARM -0.4 2.7 -5.3 0.3ARM -1.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2023 Sinker -0.8 -4 452 54.0 110 .361 .505 .427 12.8 16.4 15.3 .274 .467 .359 43.0
2023 Cutter -1.4 -3 186 22.2 47 .326 .581 .397 22.4 25.5 27.9 .280 .460 .335 46.9
2023 Changeup -0.1 0 147 17.6 53 .250 .346 .285 32.3 17.0 14.8 .250 .351 .267 23.3
2023 Curveball -3.3 -1 34 4.1 10 .300 .400 .305 27.8 30.0 17.6 .228 .302 .229 14.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball 13.8 2 18 2.2 7 .000 .000 .100 41.7 42.9 23.1 .124 .189 .214 33.3
2022 Sinker -0.3 -1 467 48.3 138 .281 .388 .374 9.2 15.2 20.0 .277 .413 .349 41.0
2022 Cutter 0.2 1 348 36.0 72 .200 .369 .298 37.7 27.8 20.2 .250 .397 .320 31.1
2022 Changeup -0.3 0 121 12.5 37 .200 .257 .276 31.4 21.6 14.0 .212 .255 .233 14.8
2022 Curveball 1.6 0 27 2.8 9 .000 .000 .078 36.4 33.3 23.1 .171 .413 .294 40.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 5.5 0 4 0.4 1 .000 .000 .000 25.0 0.0 0.0 .322 .400 .292 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2023 Changeup 141 79.6 99 18.7 8:45 8:30 15
2023 Curveball 29 75.8 69 17.6 3:45 3:15 30
2023 Cutter 173 83.5 14 2.4 3:00 4:30 -90
2023 4-Seam Fastball 16 91.5 92 20.2 9:45 10:00 -15
2023 Sinker 435 92.1 95 20.1 9:45 9:15 30
2022 Changeup 119 80.3 99 19.0 8:45 8:30 15
2022 Curveball 26 76.1 67 17.4 3:45 3:15 30
2022 Cutter 347 84.7 14 2.3 11:00 11:30 -30
2022 Sinker 465 91.2 95 19.9 9:45 9:15 30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2012 117 434 8 0 -1 -1 6
2013 278 1,021 0 14 -2 -6 6
2014 278 1,064 2 13 -3 -5 7
2015 193 747 -2 2 -2 -3 -5
2016 62 261 3 1 -1 -1 1
2017 260 1,007 9 5 -4 -7 3
2018 182 711 -3 3 -1 -4 -5
2020 120 434 8 0 0 -4 4
2021 218 833 8 21 -7 -5 17
2022 257 967 3 8 -4 -7 -1
2023 227 837 0 1 -2 -4 -5
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 723 49.5 62.0 85.6 27.9 56.9 36.8 65.6 44.8 23.1 8.9 68.8
2016 261 53.6 62.9 85.2 27.3 69.7 40.2 59.7 46.4 19.0 11.1 69.0
2017 1,008 48.5 63.1 80.5 28.7 63.1 37.8 62.3 45.3 23.4 7.2 67.1
2018 714 50.2 62.5 80.7 29.7 57.1 38.4 60.7 45.9 25.9 9.3 69.7
2019 53 47.2 72.0 77.8 25.0 42.9 39.6 64.3 47.2 32.0 5.7 66.7
2020 341 56.3 67.2 83.7 27.5 63.4 36.7 59.4 49.9 19.4 9.4 81.3
2021 833 52.3 62.6 79.9 29.5 54.7 40.8 64.2 46.8 27.4 9.2 71.4
2022 967 48.3 67.5 82.9 31.8 60.4 40.6 58.8 49.0 24.3 6.3 72.1
2023 837 53.2 66.7 83.8 32.4 65.4 42.4 64.8 50.7 20.8 9.7 81.5
Player 5,737 50.7 64.4 82.4 29.7 60.4 39.4 62.3 47.3 23.6 8.5 72.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2015 66 33 50
2016 31 28 31
2017 80 83 93 98 44 93 95 96 92 65 15 43 62 35 35 73 31
2018 36 51 76 22
2020 53 45 41 39 67 46 25 74 71 49 93 8 49 29 30 60
2021 87 66 95 98 69 99 99 66 59 66 65 60 65 28 46 51 32
2022 29 23 45 67 11 78 77 61 78 29 40 39 73 14 25 20
2023 40 24 36 51 29 62 37 73 62 23 45 11 85 19 42 23
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 22.9 2 2.0 0 2 2 0 0.0
2017 23.9 4 3.4 1 2 4 0 0.0
2018 23.6 4 3.8 0 2 3 1 25.0
2020 24.1 3 2.3 1 1 2 1 33.3
2021 27.9 1 0.4 1 1 1 0 0.0
2022 24.1 4 3.3 1 4 1 2 50.0
2023 23.1 6 4.3 2 2 7 0 0.0
Player 23.8 24 19.5 5 14 20 4 16.7
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2016 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2
2017 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 2 4 5 2 2 3 3 2 3 5 4 3 3 5 3 2 3 4 4 3 5 1
2018 4 6 1 2 3 3 4 4 2 1 4 3 6 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 6 4 4 2 4 6 4 2
2020 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 1
2021 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2022 4 3 2 5 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 3
2023 6 2 2 5 5 5 6 3 2 3 3 4 6 4 3 6 5 3 5 6 4 4 8 6 4 3 4 5 6 5 3
Player 24 20 11 23 21 20 24 17 14 13 18 25 22 17 16 21 19 17 22 21 20 20 26 23 19 17 19 21 24 22 12
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.9 91.7 -2.2 ↓ 91.1 -0.6 ↓ 90.4 -0.7 ↓ 88.4 -2.0 ↓ 89.5 1.1 ↑ 89.4 -0.1 ↓ 88.4 -1.0 ↓ 89.6 1.2 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 83.0 80.8 -2.2 ↓ 79.7 -1.1 ↓ 79.7 0.0 79.2 -0.5 ↓ 80.6 1.4 ↑ 79.9 -0.7 ↓ 80.3 0.4 ↑ 79.7 -0.6 ↓
Breaking Velocity 81.4 76.2 -5.2 ↓ 77.2 1.0 ↑ 75.9 -1.3 ↓ 76.1 0.2 ↑ 77.6 1.5 ↑ 75.6 -2.0 ↓ 76.0 0.4 ↑ 75.7 -0.3 ↓
Exit Velocity 86.4 86.0 -0.4 ↓ 84.6 -1.4 ↓ 86.9 2.3 ↑ 83.9 -3.0 ↓ 86.9 3.0 ↑ 88.1 1.2 ↑ 88.0 -0.1 ↓ 87.9 -0.1 ↓
Launch Angle 4.0 7.9 3.9 ↑ 5.8 -2.1 ↓ 6.2 0.4 ↑ -2.1 -8.3 ↓ 11.0 13.1 ↑ 9.1 -1.9 ↓ 6.5 -2.6 ↓ 8.2 1.7 ↑
Barrel % 3.9 7.5 3.6 ↑ 3.0 -4.5 ↓ 4.1 1.1 ↑ 0.0 -4.1 ↓ 9.1 9.1 ↑ 2.1 -7.0 ↓ 5.6 3.5 ↑ 8.5 2.9 ↑
Hard Hit % 33.9 30.0 -3.9 ↓ 27.1 -2.9 ↓ 27.3 0.2 ↑ 42.9 15.6 ↑ 33.3 -9.6 ↓ 37.6 4.3 ↑ 34.3 -3.3 ↓ 37.2 2.9 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.9 47.5 17.6 ↑ 31.3 -16.2 ↓ 38.8 7.5 ↑ 28.6 -10.2 ↓ 34.8 6.2 ↑ 34.0 -0.8 ↓ 35.4 1.4 ↑ 39.6 4.2 ↑
xBA .248 .293 0.045 ↑ .215 -0.078 ↓ .256 0.041 ↑ .148 -0.108 ↓ .244 0.096 ↑ .227 -0.017 ↓ .256 0.029 ↑ .263 0.007 ↑
BA .275 .288 0.013 ↑ .262 -0.026 ↓ .296 0.034 ↑ .182 -0.114 ↓ .200 0.018 ↑ .192 -0.008 ↓ .235 0.043 ↑ .313 0.078 ↑
xwOBA .298 .358 0.060 ↑ .280 -0.078 ↓ .318 0.038 ↑ .215 -0.103 ↓ .312 0.097 ↑ .273 -0.039 ↓ .322 0.049 ↑ .322 0.000
wOBA .337 .358 0.021 ↑ .316 -0.042 ↓ .348 0.032 ↑ .250 -0.098 ↓ .273 0.023 ↑ .229 -0.044 ↓ .298 0.069 ↑ .358 0.060 ↑
xSLG .366 .474 0.108 ↑ .307 -0.167 ↓ .384 0.077 ↑ .190 -0.194 ↓ .419 0.229 ↑ .302 -0.117 ↓ .384 0.082 ↑ .420 0.036 ↑
SLG .450 .500 0.050 ↑ .360 -0.140 ↓ .444 0.084 ↑ .273 -0.171 ↓ .376 0.103 ↑ .238 -0.138 ↓ .348 0.110 ↑ .462 0.114 ↑
K% 24.7 24.2 -0.5 ↓ 24.2 0.0 24.0 -0.2 ↓ 35.7 11.7 ↑ 22.9 -12.8 ↓ 26.1 3.2 ↑ 20.0 -6.1 ↓ 19.5 -0.5 ↓
BB% 3.8 6.5 2.7 ↑ 10.9 4.4 ↑ 7.7 -3.2 ↓ 7.1 -0.6 ↓ 4.2 -2.9 ↓ 7.3 3.1 ↑ 8.5 1.2 ↑ 8.7 0.2 ↑
Swing % 44.8 46.4 1.6 ↑ 45.3 -1.1 ↓ 45.9 0.6 ↑ 47.2 1.3 ↑ 49.9 2.7 ↑ 46.8 -3.1 ↓ 49.0 2.2 ↑ 50.7 1.7 ↑
Whiff% 23.1 19.0 -4.1 ↓ 23.4 4.4 ↑ 25.9 2.5 ↑ 32.0 6.1 ↑ 19.4 -12.6 ↓ 27.4 8.0 ↑ 24.3 -3.1 ↓ 20.8 -3.5 ↓
In Zone % 49.5 53.6 4.1 ↑ 48.5 -5.1 ↓ 50.2 1.7 ↑ 47.2 -3.0 ↓ 56.3 9.1 ↑ 52.3 -4.0 ↓ 48.3 -4.0 ↓ 53.2 4.9 ↑
Out of Zone % 50.5 46.4 -4.1 ↓ 51.5 5.1 ↑ 49.8 -1.7 ↓ 52.8 3.0 ↑ 43.7 -9.1 ↓ 47.7 4.0 ↑ 51.7 4.0 ↑ 46.8 -4.9 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 27.9 27.3 -0.6 ↓ 28.7 1.4 ↑ 29.7 1.0 ↑ 25.0 -4.7 ↓ 27.5 2.5 ↑ 29.5 2.0 ↑ 31.8 2.3 ↑ 32.4 0.6 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 24.7 17.7 -7.0 ↓ 30.4 12.7 ↑ 25.7 -4.7 ↓ 42.9 17.2 ↑ 34.4 -8.5 ↓ 32.1 -2.3 ↓ 32.3 0.2 ↑ 33.0 0.7 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 65.6 59.7 -5.9 ↓ 62.3 2.6 ↑ 60.7 -1.6 ↓ 64.3 3.6 ↑ 59.4 -4.9 ↓ 64.2 4.8 ↑ 58.8 -5.4 ↓ 64.8 6.0 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 62 .358 34 1 2.9 28 4 14.3
2017 Shifts 260 .316 152 2 1.3 108 14 13.0
2018 Shifts 183 .348 91 1 1.1 92 24 26.1
2019 Shifts 14 .250 8 0 0.0 6 1 16.7
2020 Shifts 96 .273 58 0 0.0 38 3 7.9
2021 Shifts 211 .225 121 61 50.4 90 35 38.9
2022 Shifts 257 .298 165 28 17.0 92 33 35.9
2023 Shades 227 .358 149 5 3.4 78 17 21.8
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2012 143 17.2 2.8% 0.0% 90 21.7 0.0% 13.3%
2013 287 16.7 10.5% 1.7% 184 20.6 0.5% 7.1%
2014 260 17.0 10.4% 1.2% 269 22.2 0.0% 8.6%
2015 211 17.0 30.3% 3.8% 139 21.8 9.4% 18.0%
2016 59 17.8 27.1% 5.1% 58 20.7 25.9% 10.3%
2017 255 17.9 5.1% 1.2% 222 20.8 0.9% 9.0%
2018 205 17.5 3.9% 1.0% 136 20.5 0.0% 5.1%
2019 8 20.3 0.0% 0.0% 14 21.5 0.0% 0.0%
2020 97 18.3 0.0% 2.1% 54 22.6 0.0% 11.1%
2021 200 18.6 5.5% 0.5% 197 23.0 0.0% 10.2%
2022 229 18.6 0.0% 3.1% 195 21.3 0.0% 7.2%
2023 162 16.3 7.4% 0.0% 196 17.6 0.5% 0.5%

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Pitch Distribution

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