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MLB News: Johnny O’Brien, 2-Sport Star Whose Grandson Followed Him to Cardinals, Dies

Before Shohei Ohtani, there was Johnny O’Brien. A star baseball and basketball player in college, O’Brien was drafted into the NBA in 1953. He opted to sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates instead, and played 283 of his 339 career MLB games with the Pirates — as both a pitcher and an infielder. More news: Former […]

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