“I was just a youngster and believed everything everybody told me. The Dodgers told me a big bonus was no good and they said other players would resent it. Better for me to take small amount and work my way use [sic]. So my father signed for me. Next day, the Braves offer me $27, 500 and I say, "Where were you yesterday?" In the workout with the Dodgers, I hit 10 balls over the fence and I go back to 400-foot mark and throw to the plate. The Dodgers hid me as Montreal in 1954 and I seldom played. Maybe the late innings. Once I started and before I could bat in first inning they take me out for pinch-hitter.”

—  Roberto Clemente

As quoted in &quot;The Scoreboard: Hitting in Daylight&quot; (.411 Vs. .302) Best For Clemente; Roberto &#x27;Feels Good&#x27; In Sunshine; Chicago&#x27;s Wrigley Field His Favorite; Clemente Can Hit to All Field; Pirates Paid Only $4,000 For Him&quot; https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YGscAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=t04EAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=4128%2C3280138 by Les Biederman, in The Pittsburgh Press (Sunday, March 11, 1962), Sec. 4. p. 3 <br class="br">Baseball-related, &lt;big&gt;&lt;big&gt;1960s&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/big&gt;, &lt;big&gt;1962&lt;/big&gt;

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