I came across this photo last night, depicting the world’s largest baseball player in 1908. This young man weighed 450 pounds and played for the Citizens Baseball Team in Emporium, Pennsylvania. I wish I could find more details about this guy, such as his name and maybe even a few statistics, but haven’t had much luck with my search.
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