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James Mackinnon@jamackinn.bsky.social |
But first, let's back up a bit. Greenberg was born in NYC in 1911 to Romanian Orthodox Jewish parents. He loved sports from an early age and excelled at several - his team won the city championship in high school. He preferred baseball.
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James Mackinnon
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He was drafted by the @Yankees in 1929, but they already had Lou Gehrig at first, so he declined and went to NYU for a semester, then signed with the @tigers he played in a single @mlb game in 1930 then spent some time in the minors.
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