Rod Carew

Rod Carew

Rodney Cline "Rod" Carew (born October 1, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, second baseman and coach. He played from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels and was elected to the All-Star game every season except his last. In 1991, Carew was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. While Carew was never a home run threat (hitting fewer than 100 career home runs), he made a career out of being a consistent contact hitter. He threw right-handed and batted left-handed.

Read more about Rod Carew:  Early Life, Major League Career, Military Service, Confusion Over Conversion To Judaism, After Retirement, Chewing Tobacco Use

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