Bert Blyleven
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About
2-time MLB All-Star pitcher as a member of the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011.
Before Fame
He starred on his Santiago High School baseball team in California, and was drafted by the Minnesota Twins directly after graduation.
Trivia
He loved playing practical jokes on his teammates by sometimes setting their shoelaces on fire. He was nicknamed "The Frying Dutchman."
Family Life
He had two children with his wife Gayle.
Associated With
He won a World Series title while playing alongside Hall of Fame center fielder Kirby Puckett.
