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    New York Yankees ( 1969, 1971 – 1976) Chicago White Sox ( 1978) Ronald Mark Blomberg (born August 23, 1948), nicknamed " Boomer ", is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a designated hitter, first baseman, and right fielder.

  2. Born: August 23, 1948 in Atlanta, GA. Draft: Drafted by the in the (1st) of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from . High School: Debut: (Age 21-018d, 12,918th in major league history) 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB. Last Game: (Age 30-039d) 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB.

    • August 23, 1948
  3. About. Meet Ron Blomberg. The Great Jewish hope of the NY Yankees. Ron Blomberg, Major League Baseball’s first designated hitter and the "great Jewish hope" of the New York Yankees during the 1970's, is an icon of boyhood dreams achieved.

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  5. Jun 8, 2021 · It may have been happenstance that made Ron Blomberg own a piece of history as baseball’s first designated hitter. After he overcame anti-Semitism in his hometown of Atlanta to become the number one overall pick by the New York Yankees in the free agent draft in 1967, his dream of playing in New York City, where there was a large Jewish ...

  6. Ron Blomberg baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by Baseball Almanac.

  7. Apr 4, 2023 · Ron Blomberg on making history as MLB's first DH. MLB's 1st DH recounts historic day with Yankees. April 4th, 2023. Bryan Hoch. @ BryanHoch. This story was excerpted from Bryan Hoch’s Yankees Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

  8. Mar 18, 2022 · - The New York Times. The First Designated Hitter Is Ready for the Universal D.H. Ron Blomberg was a curiosity when he took the pitcher’s spot in the batting order in 1973. Now it will be...

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