Mark “The Bird” Fidrych was an almost overnight sensation as a pitcher with the Detroit Tigers in 1976, when he was named American League Rookie of the Year.
Fidrych played in the 1973 AAABA Tournament with Milford, Massachusetts, and was inducted into the AAABA Hall of Fame in 1999.
The link to the DetroitAthletic.com blog written by Vito Chirco follows:
https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/2016/02/22/mark-fidrych-at-spring-training-1976/