Rod Carew
American baseball player and coach · Panama · On the map · Athletes · Born 1945 · age 81
Rodney Cline Carew is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman, first baseman and designated hitter from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels.
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Carew with the Minnesota Twins warming up before a game in Cleveland in 1975
Carew with the Angels.
Carew bats at Yankee Stadium in 1979.
Rod Carew's number 29 was retired by the Minnesota Twins in 1987.
Rod Carew's number 29 was retired by the California Angels in 1986.
Carew (left) talks to a fan in May 2014.Awards
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The most accomplished 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 consecutive All-Star Games and led the AL in hits three times, with his 239 hits in 1977 ranking as the 12th most in a season at the time and the 16th most as of 2024, tied with Willie Keeler's 239 hits from 1897. 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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Willie StargellBoth received Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
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