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June 29, 1983, former major league sensation Mark “The Bird” Fidryth announces his retirement. The 1976 American League Rookie of the Year had been attempting a comeback in the minor leagues, but was struggling with a record of 2-5 and an ERA of 9.68 for the Pawtucket Red Sox. The news came after a packed house at McCoy Stadium seen Him face off against future Yankee Great Dave Righetti. 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴! #MLBHistory #OnThisDay #BaseballMemories #BaseballLegends #ClassicBaseball #baseballhistory https://lnkd.in/esiUVdSb