Fred Lynn

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Fred Lynn made his major league debut on September 5, 1974, and proceeded to smash major-league pitching to the tune of a .419 batting average and a .698 slugging percentage over his first 15 games. He followed that up with one of the greatest rookie seasons of all time, leading the Red Sox to the World Series and earning the Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, and Gold Glove awards for the 1975 season. He was the first player to achieve this trifecta, an accomplishment matched only by Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners in 2001.He was a third round pick of the New York Yankees in the 1970 baseball draft. He declined to sign, and entered the University of Southern California on a football scholarship and also played baseball. He was a teammate of future Pittsburgh Steelers star (and Pro Football Hall of Famer) Lynn Swann. 3 years later he would be selected by the Boston Red Sox the franchise that 29 years later would induct them into their Hall of fame, he joins WLIE 540am SPORTSTALKNY Mark Rosenman to talk about it all. Tune in each week on 540 am in NY NJ CT and streaming on www.sportstalknylive.com at 7pm Sundays for the live broadcast.Please take a moment to like our fan page WLIE 540 AM SPORTSTALKNY and follow us on twitter @sportstalkny