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Baseball player wearing number 24 in gray uniform swings bat at pitch, catcher in black and white gear crouches behind him, with crowd and photographer in the background.

A Chicago Cubs player, who was later part of one of the most lopsided trades in baseball history, swings during a Spring Training game in 1962. Photo: Hy Peskin/Getty Images

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