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And about that song pick … YES!
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And about that song pick … YES!
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He played winter ball with Hank Aaron and MC Hammer was the A’s batboy nicknamed “Hammer” after Aaron?
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Great guess, but I’ve got Brown in Puerto Rican winter league in '52-'53 season, Aaron there the following year. As far as I can tell, unless you have receipts the contrary, their paths did not cross. Anyway, it wasn’t what I had in mind. Reluctantly, then, I’m going to call this a swing and a miss.🤔
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Wow. That is painful – and accurate. 😐
So I’m going to give it to you, @YakyuNightOwl@mastodon.world … although another correct answer is that they were both batboys. Willard Brown was a spring training batboy for the KC Monarchs, for whom he would later star. They played in Shreveport before the season started.
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So what would you like to hear, @YakyuNightOwl ?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p_cyRtb_04
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Love it!
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The Tigers would remain segregated until June 6, 1958.
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YES!