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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Back in the Dominican Republic, hardly anyone ever thought that Ricardo Adolfo Jacabo Carty would even make it to the majors. "They put me in left field when I was a kid," he recalls, "and the ball went over my head. They put me to catch, and the ball went behind me." One thing Rico could always do, though, was "heet the ball." That is what impressed major league scouts when, at 18, Carty came to the U.S. to play in the Pan American Games. Unable to speak a word of English, he was quick to give his autograph...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Beeg Hoppy Fella | 6/29/1970 | See Source »

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