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Eddie Yost, born on October 13, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, United States, was a baseball player. Death is recorded on October 16, 2012, at the age of 86. Eddie Yost was educated at New York University.
My Take
Eddie Yost is my kind of unsung hero. A Brooklyn-born third baseman who spent most of his career with the Washington Senators, he made his name not with home runs but with the patient art of drawing walks, earning the nickname 'The Walking Man.' I love that he carved out a long career on discipline and on-base value decades before the stats world learned to prize it. An NYU man who later coached, he played the game with a quiet, durable craftsmanship. To me, steady players like Yost are the spine of baseball, the ones whose value you only fully appreciate in hindsight.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Eddie Yost
- Name (Japanese)
- エディ・ヨスト
- Reading
- えでぃ・よすと
- Born
- October 13, 1926 – October 16, 2012
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Occupation
- baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
2. Background
- University
- New York University
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie%20Yost
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A8%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5336585
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Eddie Yost born?
Eddie Yost was born on October 13, 1926.
When did Eddie Yost die?
Eddie Yost died on October 16, 2012, aged 86.
Where was Eddie Yost from?
Eddie Yost was from Brooklyn, New York, United States.
What did Eddie Yost do?
Eddie Yost worked as baseball player.
Where did Eddie Yost study?
Eddie Yost attended New York University.
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