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TFD: A weird fact about Paul Molitor and Robin Yount we never knew

October 8, 2014 at 11:37AM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

While doing some Paul Molitor research today, we fell down a strange rabbit hole that led us to a major piece of baseball history that we flat-out never knew about.

Essentially, Molitor's first games as a rookie in 1978 with the Brewers came as a shortstop because Robin Yount, the team's star SS at the time, was sitting out pouting.

Say what? Here's the relevant passage from "Nine Innings: The Anatomy of a Baseball Game":

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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