Blue Jays birthdays: Rick Cerone
Rick Cerone turns 68 today. Cerone was an original Blue Jay. In fact, the Jays traded for Rick, along with John Lowenstein, four months and one day before their first game, sending Rico Carty to Cleveland for him. We had taken Carty from Cleveland in the expansion draft and would get him back in March of 1978. In our first-ever game, Cerone played, going 2 for 4 with a double in our win over the White Sox (in the snow). He played four games in that first week before being sent to AAA. He came back for a game in…
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