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Obviously one of the greatest and most recognizable players in history, Joe DiMaggio was even famous before he even got to New York, after the Yankees purchased his contract 83 years ago this week from the San Francisco Seals and immediately began touting him as the heir to Babe Ruth. Mike and Bill look at DiMaggio's early days, growing up as a first generation child of immigrants, becoming a sensation for the Seals, and debuting with the Yankees to see where and how the legend of Joe DiMaggio began.
By Mike Bates and Bill Parker4.3
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Obviously one of the greatest and most recognizable players in history, Joe DiMaggio was even famous before he even got to New York, after the Yankees purchased his contract 83 years ago this week from the San Francisco Seals and immediately began touting him as the heir to Babe Ruth. Mike and Bill look at DiMaggio's early days, growing up as a first generation child of immigrants, becoming a sensation for the Seals, and debuting with the Yankees to see where and how the legend of Joe DiMaggio began.

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