There have been a good number of Major Leaguers to have their start in Alaska playing summer college baseball. Only two are in the Hall of Fame – Tom Seaver and Dave Winfield. But before there ever was summer college baseball in the state, one Hall of Fame player spent a part of their early career in Alaska. For that story we need to go back to 1946.
 
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Resources Used to Make This Episode:
Freedman, Lew. Diamonds in the Rough: Baseball Stories from Alaska. Epicenter Press, 2000.
https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/short-stops/putting-the-game-on-ice#:~:text=Alaska%20has%20hosted%20collegiate%20summer,Dave%20Winfield%20among%20the%20alumni.
https://www.dermotcole.com/reportingfromalaska/2024/6/21/orszktqho3pf2uo5p66kywskrqtpv5

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