Baltimore Orioles first baseman Derrek Lee waits for a Minnesota Twins player to step into the batter's box during the first inning of a spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., on March 23. Charles Krupa/AP
A baseball fan takes photos before the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox spring training baseball game in Glendale, Ariz. on March 28. Nam Y. Huh/AP
Actress Cameron Diaz (c.), girlfriend of New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez, sits among a group of spectators during the New York Yankees spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., on March 23. Kathy Willens/AP
New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez swings a weighted bat during batting practice before a spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., on March 26. Kathy Willens/AP
The New York Mets warm up before a spring training baseball game against the Florida Marlins in Jupiter, Fla., on March 25. Carlos Osorio/AP
New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy leaps over the Florida Marlins' Chris Coghlan and throws to first to turn a double play during the sixth inning of a spring training baseball game in Jupiter, Fla., on March 25. Carlos Osorio/AP
Florida Marlins starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco throws during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Jupiter, Fla., on March 28. Carlos Osorio/AP
Cleveland Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore hits in the first inning during a MLB spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Scottsdale, Ariz., on March 22. Rick Scuteri/Reuters
New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia throws in the batting cage as heavy rain fell outdoors before the Yankees' spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., on March 28. Sabathia is scheduled to be the Yankees' opening-day starter against the Detroit Tigers. Kathy Willens/AP
Paul Konerko of the Chicago White Sox signs autographs before the White Sox spring training baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Glendale, Ariz., on March 28. Nam Y. Huh/AP
Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond leaps over Brennan Boesch of the Detroit Tigers after he was forced out at second base on a fielder's choice hit by Detroit's Jhonny Peralta during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game in Lakeland, Fla., on March 24. David Goldman/AP
Pittsburgh Pirates Jose Tabata slaps home plate as he scores on a Andrew McCutchen sacrifice against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., on March 28. Charles Krupa/AP
Detroit Tigers catcher Victor Martinez, rear right, and son Victor Jose look on as the Atlanta Braves Philharmonic Saxophone Quartet prepare to take the field before a spring training baseball game between the Tigers and the Atlanta Braves in Kissimmee, Fla., on March 25. David Goldman/AP
Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Raul Ibanez can't get to a double off the wall by Atlanta Braves Brandon Hicks in the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game in Clearwater, Fla., on March 25. Gene J. Puskar/AP
Cincinnati Reds' Jonny Gomes hits a solo home run against the Chicago White Sox during the second inning of a spring training baseball game in Glendale, Ariz., on March 28. Nam Y. Huh/AP
Baltimore Orioles right fielder Nolan Reimold dives for but can't catch Rajai Davis's sixth-inning, leadoff triple in the Orioles spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin, Fla., on March 27. Kathy Willens/AP
Enos Slaughter, the former Cardinals star, says Pesky was not to blame on a key play in the 1946 World Series.
Johnny Pesky, former shortstop for the Boston Red Sox who died Aug. 13 in Danvers, Mass., was a hit machine at the plate and a vacuum cleaner in the field. The skills of 5 ft. 9 in. Pesky and Phil Rizzuto, his 5 ft.6 in. counterpart on the New York Yankees, were compared during their careers almost as often as the press compared Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams.
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