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1970s cards don’t do justice to Jim Kaat, Tony Oliva

When Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat were elected to the 2022 class of the Baseball Hall of Fame, I was excited for two star players from my childhood.

Everyone knew Oliva, the sweet-swinging left-handed hitter who won three batting titles for the Minnesota Twins. He teamed with another smooth-swinging batting champion in Rod Carew and legendary slugger Harmon Killebrew to make the Twins one

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