I started to really follow baseball in 1975, and this guy quickly became my favourite batter. He was Tony Gwynn before Tony Gwynn was Tony Gwynn. I even tried to emulate his batting stance when playing, but with considerably less success.
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/...ll-great-rod-carew-becomes-u-s-citizen-at-78/
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/...ll-great-rod-carew-becomes-u-s-citizen-at-78/





