For a generation of American League baseball fans, Rod Carew was the definition of batting champion. An insecure boy from Panama raised by a brutal father, Carew ascended to baseball stardom, tormenting pitchers with a smooth swing from a crouched stance and winning seven batting titles on his way to the Hall of Fame.
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Rod Carew: One Tough Out: Fighting Off Life's Curveballs [Book]
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Virtual Voices of the Game: Dick Bremer on Tony Oliva
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Twins legend Tony Oliva relieved to finally make it to Baseball Hall - Sports Collectors Digest
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Twins' Tony Oliva on Minnie Minoso: 'He is a hall of famer' – Twin Cities
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SPIRE Welcomes Tony Oliva as Partner, SPIRE Credit Union
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2021 Hall of Fame Committee election results
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Hall calls six via Golden Days, Early Baseball era committees
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Tony Oliva's Rise from Humble Cuban Roots to Minnesota Baseball Legend
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Twins legend Tony Oliva relieved to finally make it to Baseball Hall - Sports Collectors Digest