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Today in WV History
25 Jul

George Brett was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

George Brett, the Hall of Fame third baseman for the Kansas City Royals, was born in Glen Dale, Marshall County, on May 15, 1953. The family later moved to the Midwest and then to California, where Brett went to high school. He grew up in athletic...

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