Dave Winfield, Baseball Legend

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Opublikowano: 2026-09-25

If MLB first-ballot Hall-of-Famer Dave Winfield’s story tells us anything, it’s that you can’t judge a person by how things appear on the surface. What we saw from the outside: a formidable 6’6”, 220 lb athlete who had just signed a 10-year, $23 million contract. (about $85 million in today’s money) What was happening on the inside: self-doubt, anxiety, imposter syndrome, and the stress of a boss intentionally sabotaging him in the press and among his peers. In 1980, Dave signed the biggest contract in baseball history with the New York Yankees, who had won two of t...