This was his gift. Henry Aaron had those incredible wrists. ... Point is, Rod Carew got off to a lot of hot starts. But, yes, 1977, that was the year that he made his best run at .400.

A former Times columnist was struck by Rod Carew’s encounters with the police decades ago while playing with the Twins, and his outlook now on the legacy of the former owner Calvin Griffith.

“Good morning,” said Rod Carew, the Hall of Famer and former Angel and Minnesota Twin who has been recovering from a massive heart attack on Sept. 20, just 11 days shy of his 70th birthday.

Minnesota Twins and Angels legend Rod Carew finally becomes a United States citizen at 78 after immigrating to the country from Panama when he was 14.

Rod Carew! If you know, you know. If you don’t: Carew is one of baseball’s greatest hitters, a Hall of Famer and lifetime .328 hitter who made 18 All Star teams in a 19-year career with the ...

Rod Carew acknowledges the cheers of the fans after his 3000th career major league hit on Aug. 5, 1985. (Mark Avery / Associated Press) ...

Rhonda Carew, left, wife of former Angels star and Hall of Famer Rod Carew, reacts as he gets his certificate of naturalization after taking the Oath of Allegiance to become a U.S. Citizen in ...