Phil Rizzuto
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About
5-time MLB All-Star shortstop who played 13 seasons with the New York Yankees, winning the 1950 American League MVP Award and 7 World Series Championships.
Before Fame
The Sporting News named him Minor League Player of the Year in 1940, while he was playing for the Kansas City Blues.
Trivia
His #10 was retired by the Yankees and he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.
Family Life
He had four kids with Cora Anne Esselborn, whom he married in 1943.
Associated With
He became a Yankees sports broadcaster after retirement and he called Derek Jeter's first home run.
