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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.
Overview
Edward Frederick Joseph Yost (October 13, 1926 – October 16, 2012) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played most of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career as a third baseman for the Washington Senators, then played two seasons each with the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Angels before retiring in 1962. The 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 170 lb (77 kg) Yost batted and threw right-handed.
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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
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- New York University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.