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I got that nickname my first spring training camp with the Expos in 1974. Tim Foli, Ken Singleton and Mike Jorgensen started calling me 'Kid' because I was trying to win every sprint. I was trying to hit every pitch out of the park.
Gary Carter
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Gary Carter
Age: 57 †
Born: 1954
Born: April 8
Died: 2012
Died: February 16
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Culver City
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Gary Edmund Carter
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