Earlier this season, Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez referred to Rod Carew as being “like my grandfather.” Carew, the seven-time batting champion and National Baseball Hall of Fame ...

Rod Carew talks about the Miami Marlins’ Luis Arraez and how he’s chasing a .400 batting average in a day when hitting focuses on power and home runs.

Rod Carew acknowledges the cheers of the fans after his 3000th career major league hit on Aug. 5, 1985.

Rod Carew! If you know, you know. If you don’t: Carew is one of baseball’s greatest hitters, a Hall of Famer and lifetime .328 hitter who made 18 All Star teams in a 19-year career with the ...

After hitting .307 in 1971, Carew won four conesecutive batting titles – missing a fifth in 1976 by .002. In 1977, Carew had his best season — hitting .388 with 239 hits, 128 runs scored, 100 RBI.

Rod Carew acknowledges the cheers of the fans after his 3000th career major league hit on Aug. 5, 1985. (Mark Avery / Associated Press) ...

You can read Hayes’ full story on Carew here. The righty-hitting Carew played for 19 total MLB seasons from 1967-1985, earning 18 All-Star selections, seven batting titles, and an AL MVP Award ...

Carew, who was hitting .376 at the time of the June 22 injury, had surgery and missed the rest of the season, except for five pinch-hit at-bats in late September. Advertisement “Yeah, I can ...

He hit a point where he thought something needs to be said.” Rod Carew (Hannah Foslien / Getty Images) Devon Carew was by his father’s side the entire weekend in Cooperstown.

Earlier this season, Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez referred to Rod Carew as being “like my grandfather.” Carew, the seven-time batting champion and National Baseball Hall of Fame ...