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Reds' youngster turning on power.(Seattle Times)

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| September 01, 2001 | Stone, Larry | COPYRIGHT 2001 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

SEATTLE _ Cincinnati Reds Manager Bob Boone is ecstatic about the hitting of one of his outfielders, and it's not the guy with the diamond earring and lame hamstring. Ken Griffey Jr. is heating up, but it's Adam Dunn, the 21-year-old man-child, who has the Reds babbling. The 6-foot-6, 240-pound Dunn had 13 homers in his first 39 major-league games through Friday, many of them of the tape-measure variety.

By all appearances, a new slugging sensation has been born, and the Reds can't wait to see what he can do in a full season. Dunn's early output projects to a full season of 50 homers, 140 runs batted in and 145 runs. "He has the potential to be in that magic ...

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