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Contract, signed “Rodney Clive Carew,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 11, June 25, 1964. National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues uniform player contract in which the 18-year-old Carew agrees to render "skilled services as a baseball player in connection with all games of the Club during the year 1964" for the Melbourne Twins of the Florida Rookie League, at a salary of $400 per month. Signed at the conclusion by Rod Carew, his father Eric Carew, and Minnesota Twins assistant farm director George Brophy. The handwritten "Special Covenants" in the contract call for a $5000 bonus to be paid to Carew upon the contract's approval, enrolls him in the "Progress Bonus Payment Plan," and grants him transportation. The reverse of the contract bears a stamped signature of Phillip Piton, president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. In fine condition.
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