Word: bridgehampton
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...List. Son of a Bridgehampton, Long Island, potato farmer, Yastrzemski started swinging a baseball bat at three. At seven, he was fielding fungos hit by his father, a former semipro ballplayer...
...ever. Yastrzemski refused a $100,000 offer from the Cincinnati Reds, also got a special tryout from the Milwaukee Braves. He collected 23 hits in 24 trips to the plate, and the drooling Braves offered $115,000. They were turned down too. Milwaukee, Carl decided, was too far from Bridgehampton. The snooty New York Yankees were crossed off Yastrzemski's list when they made him dress with the batboys after a workout, refused to let his father into the ballpark without a pass. In the end, Carl accepted a Red Sox package that came to more than...