Book Rod Carew Appearances & Speaking Engagements

Rod Carew is a former MLB player whose career lasted from 1967-1985. Carew played with the Minnesota Twins (1967-1978) and California Angels (1979-1985). A 1991 inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Carew was an 18-time All-Star, which included being selected every season from 1967-1984. Carew had a lifetime batting average of .328 and seven times was the American League batting champion (1969, 1972-1975, 1977, 1978). He finished his career with 3,053 hits. He seven batting titles trails only Ty Cobb for the most in the history of the American League.

Carew in 1967 won the A.L. Rookie of the Year Award. In 1977, as a result of a campaign that saw him hit .388 with 14 homers and 100 RBI, Carew earned A.L. MVP honors, a batting title and All-Star selection. That same year he was also honored with the Roberto Clemente Award, recognizing his contributions in the community as well as on the baseball diamond.

In 2016, the A.L. officially changed the title of its annual batting title to the Rod Carew American League batting title. Both Minnesota and the Angels have retired Carew’s jersey #29 and he is a member of both clubs’ Hall of Fames. Carew was a finalist for the MLB’s All-Century team and, in 1999, The Sporting News ranked him as one of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players in baseball history. After his playing days, Carew worked with the Angels as a hitting coach.

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