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- Updated: July 26, 2016
BOSTON — Many will never forget being at their first Major League ballgame, including Tigers manager Brad Ausmus. The program, the character of the stadium and his favorite player are just a few quirks he remembers about attending his very first game as a 7-year-old — the Red Sox vs. the Brewers at Fenway Park.
Ausmus’ mother grew up in Brookline, a neighborhood around the block from Fenway. She attended Brookline High School, and Ausmus fondly remembers visiting his grandparents and going to Red Sox games with his family as a youngster.
“I think ’76 was the first year I came to Fenway,” Ausmus said. “I know Fred Lynn was on the cover of the program with all the accolades from previous years, the 10-RBI game against Detroit. They had little stars on Fred Lynn’s picture.”
Ausmus, a Connecticut native, remembers Hall …
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