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Rod Carew

Rodney Cline Carew(born October 1, 1945)[1]is a Panamanian-American former professionalbaseballplayer andcoach.He played inMajor League Baseball(MLB) as afirst baseman,second basemananddesignated hitterfrom 1967 to 1985 for theMinnesota Twinsand theCalifornia Angels.The most accomplishedcontact hitterin Twins history, he won the 1977AL Most Valuable Player Award,setting a Twins record with a.388batting average.[2]Carew appeared in 18 straightAll-Star Gamesand led the AL in hits three times, with his 239 hits in 1977 being the twelfth most in a season at the time.[3]He won sevenAL batting titles,the second most AL batting titles in history behindTy Cobb,and on July 12, 2016, the AL batting title was renamed to theRod Carew American League batting title.[4]

Rod Carew
Carew with the Minnesota Twins in 1978
First baseman/Second baseman
Born:(1945-10-01)October 1, 1945(age 78)
Gatún,Panama Canal Zone
Batted:Left
Threw:Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1967, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
October 5, 1985, for the California Angels
MLB statistics
Batting average.328
Hits3,053
Home runs92
Runs batted in1,015
Teams
As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1991
Vote90.5% (first ballot)

In 1977, Carew was named the recipient of the prestigiousRoberto Clemente Awardfor his involvement in local community affairs. On August 4, 1985, he became the 16th member of the3,000 hit clubwith a single to left field offFrank Viola.[5]His 3,053 hits are 27th all time, and his career batting average of.328 is 34th all time. He was elected to theNational Baseball Hall of Famein 1991 in his first year of eligibility;[6]he appeared on upwards of 90 percent of the ballots. He was also elected to theCaribbean Baseball Hall of Fame,Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame,andAngels Hall of Fame.After retiring as a player, Carew served as a coach for the Angels and theMilwaukee Brewers.

Early life

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Carew is the son of Olga Teoma, and Eric Carew Sr., a painter.[6]Carew is aZonianand was born to a Panamanian mother on a train in the town ofGatún,which, at that time, was in thePanama Canal Zone.[7]The train wasracially segregated;whitepassengers were given the better forward cars, while non-whites, like Carew's mother, were forced to ride in the rearward cars. Traveling on the train was Dr. Rodney Cline, who delivered the baby. In appreciation for this, Mrs. Carew named the boy Rodney Cline Carew.[6][7][8]Carew later acknowledged in 2020 that he and his father Eric had a very tumultuous relationship, even stating "Baseball was the one thing that kept me from killing my father."[9][10]In his memoirOne Tough Out,Carew stated that his father was a violent alcoholic who would often physically abuse him and his mother, and that Carew eventually came close to killing him with amachete.[10]

At age 14, Carew and his siblings immigrated to the United States to join his mother in theWashington Heightssection of the borough ofManhattan,New York City.[6][11]Although Carew attendedGeorge Washington High School,he never played baseball for the high school team. According to Carew, his interest in baseball redeveloped at the age of 18; as when he was younger and still in Panama, his mother convinced him he could get away from his father if he played baseball.[10]Carew later playedsemi-professionalbaseball for the Bronx Cavaliers,[12]which is where he was discovered by Minnesota Twins scout Monroe Katz (whose son, Steve, played with Carew on the Cavaliers). Katz then recommended Carew to another Twins scout, Herb Stein, who arranged a tryout in April 1964,[13]and Carew performed so well that managerSam Melefinished the tryout early so that the Yankees would not see him.[13]Herb Stein along with Katz signed Carew to an amateur free agent contract (at theStella D'OroRestaurant in the Bronx) on June 24, 1964[14][15]for a monthly salary of $400 (equivalent to $3,930 in 2023).[6]

Starting his minor league career, Carew was assigned to playsecond basewith theMelbourne Twinsin theCocoa Rookie Leagueand hit.325 over the final 37 games of the season.[16]Over the next two years he would end up hitting.302 inClass A[16]playing second base for theWilson Tobsand theOrlando Twins.[6]

Major league career

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Minnesota Twins

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In the top of the second inning on April 11, 1967, atMemorial Stadiumagainst theBaltimore Orioles,Carew hit a single for his first major league hit in his firstplate appearance,[17]he would finish the game going 2–4.[6]A few weeks later against theWashington Senators,Carew went 5–5 with adoubleand astolen basefor the first 5–hit game of his career.[18]He was elected to the first of his 18 consecutive All-Star game appearances, and won theAmerican League(AL)Rookie of the Year award[6][8][19]receiving 19 of 20 first place votes.[20]In a game against theDetroit TigersatMetropolitan Stadiumon May 18, 1969,Cesar Tovarled off the bottom of the third with a single.[21]With Carew at bat, pitcherMickey Lolichbalkedand Tovar moved to second base, then stole third. Carew walked, then executed adouble stealwith Tovar as Tovar stole home and Carew stole second. Carew then stole third base, followed by a steal of home. This marked the 41st time in Major League history and the 20th time in AL history that a runner had stolen every base in an inning.[21][22]Carewstolehome seven times in 1969, leading the major leagues in this category and just missingTy Cobb's record of eight. Carew's seven steals of home in 1969 was the most in the majors sincePete Reiserstole seven for theBrooklyn Dodgersin 1946. ManagerBilly Martinhad worked with Carew throughout the 1969 season to learn how to steal home,[23]and teammateSandy Valdespinohad taught Carew how to bunt more effectively,[23]at the end of the season he led the AL with a.332 batting average, the second-place finisher,Reggie Smith,had a.309 average.[24]

Carew with the Minnesota Twins warming up before a game in Cleveland in 1975

Carew had hit for thecycleon May 20, 1970, against theKansas City Royals,going 4–5 with a stolen base,[25]this was the first cycle hit by a member of the Twins.[6]Later that year, on June 22, he was injured at second base attempting to convert adouble play,he had surgery to repair ligaments in his left leg, and missed 92 games.[6]In 1972, Carew led the AL inbatting,hitting.318; he had nohome runsfor the only time in his career. This was the first time since 1918, whenZack Wheatwon the National League batting championship, that a player won the batting title with no home runs.

The start of the 1973 season was slow, Carew was only hitting.246 by the end of April.[26]Carew performed well during the summer months, including a 5-hit performance on August 14.[27]By the end of September he was back in the major league lead with a.353 average.[26]When the season concluded he won his third batting title, with a major league leading.350 batting average.[28]His 203 hits and 11 triples also led the AL.[19][29]The next season, Carew had his best year to date, from his first at bat on April 5, against theKansas City Royals,[30]he never batted below.300 for the entire year.[31]Through June 27, he was batting.400[31]but cooled off near the end of the season. His 213 hits were a career-high, and led the majors,[32]and he collected his fourth career batting title with a.364 batting average.[19]

In 1975, Carew won his fourth consecutive AL batting title.[19]He joinedTy Cobbas the only players to lead the major leagues in batting average for three consecutive seasons. Seeing time predominantly at second base early in his career, Carew moved tofirst basein September 1975 and stayed there for the rest of his career.[6]Carew missed out on winning another batting title in 1976 as his.331 average was only.002 behind the league leaderGeorge Brett.Carew still collected career highs in stolen bases, games played andtriples,and had 200 hits for the third time in his career.[19]

In the 1977 season, Carew batted.388, which was the highest sinceBoston'sTed Williamshit.388 in 1957; he won the 1977 ALMost Valuable Player (MVP) Award.He also set career highs with 239 hits (at that time the most by any player since 1930),[33]100 RBIs and 128 runs scored. In the summer of 1977, Carew appeared on the cover ofTimewith the caption "Baseball's Best Hitter".[34]He won his seventh and final batting title in 1978 when he hit.333.[19]He had finished in the top 15 in AL MVP voting in every season between 1972 and 1978.[19]

California Angels

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Carew with the Angels.

In 1979, allegedly frustrated by the Twins' inability to keep young talent, someracistcomments byCalvin Griffith,and the Twins' overall penny-pinching negotiating style,[15]Carew announced his intention to leave the Twins. On February 3, Carew was traded to theAngelsforoutfielderKen Landreaux,catcher/first basemanDave Engle,right-handedpitcherPaul Hartzell,and left-handed pitcherBrad Havens.[35]Although it would have represented an infusion of talent, the Twins were unable to complete a possibly better deal with theNew York Yankeesin January in which Carew would have moved to the Yankees in exchange forChris Chambliss,Juan Beníquez,Dámaso García,andDave Righetti.[36]In 2020, Carew denied the longtime allegations that the controversial comments which Griffith made in 1978 suggesting support for Minnesota having a low African-American population and the idea that blacks preferred wrestling to baseball was what triggered his trade to the Angels when he stated, "When he traded me prior to the 1979 season, Calvin told me he wanted me to be paid what I was worth. Later that year the Angels made me the highest paid player in baseball. A racist wouldn't have done that."[37]

Carew bats atYankee Stadiumin 1979.

Though Carew did not win a batting title after 1978, he hit between.305 and.339 from 1979 to 1983.[19]In 1982, Carew broke his hand early in the season. Newspaper reports characterized him as swinging one-handed that season due to pain, but he put together a 25-game hitting streak at one point in the season.[38]He played in 138 games that year and hit.319. The Angels went to the playoffs in 1982, which was Carew's fourth and final appearance in postseason play. The team lost a five-game series (three games to two) to theMilwaukee Brewers.Carew played in all five games, but he hit.176 (three hits in 17 at-bats).[19]Carew grounded out to end the fifth and final game by hitting a routine groundball to shortstopRobin Yountoff a pitch fromPete Ladd,a minor-league journeyman who replaced the injured Brewers closerRollie Fingers.

On August 4, 1985, Carew joined an elite group of ballplayers when he got his3,000th base hitagainst Minnesota Twins left-handerFrank Violaat the formerAnaheim Stadium.[8]The 1985 season was his last. After the season, Rod Carew was granted free agency, after the Angels declined to offer him a new contract. He received an offer from theBoston Red Soxto be their minor league hitting instructor. His only offer to continue his playing career in 1986 was from theSan Francisco Giants.He declined the offer and opted to retire.[39]Carew suspected that baseball owners werecolludingto keep him (and other players) from signing.[40]On January 10, 1995, nearly a decade after his forced retirement, arbitrator Thomas Roberts ruled that the owners had violated the rules of baseball'ssecond collusion agreement.Carew was awarded damages equivalent to what he would have likely received in 1986:$782,035.71.[40]Carew finished his career with 3,053 hits and a lifetimebatting averageof.328.[41]

Through 2017, Carew still holds many places in the Twins record books, including: highest career batting average (.334), second-highest on-base percentage (.393, tied withBuddy Myer), fourth-highest in intentional walks (99), fifth in hits (2,085), and fifth in stolen bases (271).[42]He also holds many spots in the Angels record books, including: highest career on-base percentage (.393), second-highest batting average (.314), and sixth-highest in both intentional walks (45) and sacrifice hits (60).[43]Carew's career total of 17 steals of home ties him for 17th on the all-time MLB list with formerNew York GiantMVPLarry Doyleand fellow Hall of FamerEddie Collins.[8][14]

Career statistics

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In 2,469 games over 19 seasons, Carew posted a.328batting average(3,053-for-9,315) with 1,424runs,445doubles,112triples,92home runs,1,015RBI,353stolen bases,1,018bases on balls,.393on-base percentageand.429slugging percentage.Defensively, he recorded a.985fielding percentageplaying at first and second base. In 14ALCSgames, he hit.220 (11-for-50) with 6 runs, 4 doubles, 1 RBI, 2 stolen bases and 5 walks.[19]He also had abatting averageof.300 or higher in 15 consecutive seasons (1969-1983). Carew recorded 7 five-hit games and 51 four-hit games in his 19-year MLB career.[44]

Outside baseball

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Military service

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During the 1960s, Carew served a six-year commitment in theUnited States Marine Corps Reserveas a combat engineer.[45]He later said that his military experience helped him in his baseball career. Carew said, "When I joined the Marine Corps, it was a life-changing event for me because I learned about discipline. When I first came up to the big leagues in 1967, I was a little bit of a hothead. But after two weeks of war games every summer, I realized that baseball was not do-or-die. That kind of discipline made me the player I became."[46]

Confusion over conversion to Judaism

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There is no evidence that Carew ever formally converted to Judaism, although he wore achainecklace during his playing days. His first wife, Marilynn Levy, is Jewish,[35]and he was a member of Temple Beth Shalom inSanta Ana, California.Their three daughters, Charryse, Stephanie, and Michelle,[47]were raised in the Jewish tradition and had theirbat mitzvahsthere. When one daughter, Michelle, died of leukemia at age 18, services were held at Beth Shalom,[48]and she was buried in the family plot at the United Hebrew Brotherhood Cemetery inRichfield, Minnesota,a suburb ofMinneapolis,where Rod Carew played for theMinnesota Twins.[49]Carew, however, still identified asEpiscopalianduring their relationship.[47]

A 2007Salonarticle named Carew one of the 18 best Jewish ballplayers of all time; the article clarified that Carew was not Jewish but commended him for raising his children in the faith and for marrying Levy in spite of death threats he received.[50]Carew and Levy, who began their relationship in 1968, were married in 1970 and divorced in 2000.[47]

Another source propagating the story is "The Chanukah Song",written and performed byAdam Sandlerin 1994. The tune (which quickly became a holiday perennial) lists famous Jews of the 20th century: "...O. J. Simpson... not a Jew! But guess who is: Hall of Famer Rod Carew! He converted! "Carew later wrote Sandler and explained the situation, adding that he thought the song was" pretty funny ". (Sandler dropped Carew from later versions of the song, butNeil Diamondmentions the ballplayer in his rendition, recorded in 2009.)[51]

After retirement

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Rod Carew's number 29 wasretiredby theMinnesota Twinsin 1987.
Rod Carew's number 29 wasretiredby theCalifornia Angelsin 1986.

Carew moved to the community ofAnaheim Hills, California,while playing with the Angels and remained there after his retirement.[52]Carew was hired as the Angels' hitting coach on November 5, 1991, and served in a similar capacity with theMilwaukee Brewers.He is credited with helping develop young hitters likeGarret Anderson,Jim Edmonds,andTim Salmon.Carew has also worked at various times as a minor league and spring training hitting and base running coach for the Twins and serves as an international youth baseball instructor for Major League Baseball.[53]

Carew married his second wife Rhonda in December 2001; she has two children, Cheyenne and Devon. Devout Christians, the family attends Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California.

On January 19, 2004,Panama City'sNational Stadiumwas renamed "Rod Carew Stadium".[54]In 2005, Carew was named the second baseman on the Major League BaseballLatino Legends Team.[55]

Carew's number 29 was retired by the Twins on July 19, 1987, and by the Angels in 1986. Carew was the fourth inductee into the Angels' Hall of Fame on August 6, 1991.[56][57]Carew was elected to theBaseball Hall of Famein 1991, his first year of eligibility, the 22nd player so elected; he went into the Hall with a Twins cap. In 1999, he ranked #61 onThe Sporting News'list of 100 Greatest Baseball Players,[58]and was nominated as a finalist forMajor League Baseball'sAll-Century Team.Carew was inducted into theHispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Famein 2010.[59]

Carew (left) talks to a fan in May 2014.

Carew has three biological children from his first marriage—Charryse, Stephanie, and Michelle. In September 1995, his youngest of three daughters, Michelle, was diagnosed withacute myeloid leukemia,a relatively rare leukemia for a young person. Doctors wanted to perform abone marrow transplant,but Michelle's rare ethnic heritage complicated the search for a matching donor; her father was black with West Indian and Panamanian roots and her mother was of Russian-Jewish ancestry. Carew pleaded for those of similar ethnic background to come forward. When no matching bone marrow donor was found, an umbilicalcord bloodtransplant was performed in March 1996. Michelle died on April 17, 1996, at the age of 18.[60]A statue of her has been installed inAngel Stadium of Anaheim.[61]

Carew began usingchewing tobaccoin 1964 and was a regular user up to 1992, when a cancerous growth in his mouth was discovered and removed. The years of use had severely damaged his teeth and gums, and Carew has spent a reported $100,000 in restorative dental work.[62]

In September 2015, Carew suffered a massive heart attack while on a California golf course.[63]He was hospitalized for more than six weeks, and had several surgical procedures, which culminated with implantation of aleft ventricular assist device(LVAD).[64]Carew recovered sufficiently to take part in the Twins' 2016 spring training as an instructor, coach, and launch theHeart of 29Campaign.[65]Further, Carew became involved in the branding and launching of a Left Ventricular Assist Device wear company, Carew Medical Wear. In February 2016, Carew indicated that his doctors informed him that he would eventually need a heart transplant.[65]The transplant was done on December 15, 2016.[66]Carew's transplanted heart was donated by former Baltimore Ravens tight endKonrad Reuland.Reuland had attended middle school with Carew's children and was inspired by Carew to become a professional athlete in elementary, after meeting him as a child. Reuland later became a high school athlete in baseball, as well as basketball and football.[67][68]Carew participated in the 2018Rose Paradeaboard the Donate Life float on New Year's Day, in honor of Reuland.[69]

In apre-game ceremonybefore the 2016 MLB All Star Game in San Diego, the American League batting championship trophy was named theRod Carew American League Batting Championship Award.[70]

In 2016, Rod Carew was awarded theBob Feller Act of Valor Award.[71]

On August 23, 2024, Carew became acitizen of the United States.[72]

See also

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