Rod Carew
Rodney Cline Carew (born October 1, 1945) is a Panamanian former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman, second baseman and coach who played from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels. The greatest contact hitter in Twins history, he won the 1977 AL Most Valuable Player Award, setting a Twins record with a .388 batting average. Carew appeared in 18 straight All-Star Games and led the AL in hits three times, with his 239 hits in 1977 being twelfth most at the time. He won seven AL batting titles, the second most AL batting titles in history behind Ty Cobb, and on July 12, 2016 the AL batting title was renamed to the Rod Carew American League batting title.
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| Full name at birth | Rodney Cline Carew
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| Date of birth | 1 October 1945
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| Place of birth | Gatun, Canal Zone
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| Height | 6' (183 cm)
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| Weight | 170 lbs (77 kg)
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| High school | Washington (Washington Heights, NY)
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Rod Carew is known for his role in the TV series MLB Network Presents (2015) as Self.
He is also known for his role in the TV special 2010 MLB All-Star Game (2010) as Self - Ceremonial First Pitch Honoree.
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