This day in baseball: DiMaggio enlists
Posted: February 17, 2016 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, history, Joe DiMaggio, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Yankees, sports, World War II 2 CommentsOn February 17, 1943, Joe DiMaggio enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces without notifying the Yankees. Reportedly, DiMaggio requested that he receive no special treatment. In spite of this, he spent most of his time in the Army playing baseball, as did many other big league stars.
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Do you think Brian Cashman dreams about A-Rod enlisting without his knowledge, like, every night?
If it has ever occurred to him, I’m sure he does…