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Originally Posted by Merkle923
Add the great shortstop and longtime manager to the list of players who fooled Topps (Lou Burdette, Gene Freese, Bob Uecker, Fregosi himself on a fringe issue) and those who tried (Roger Clemens, Tom Seaver). Hard to see how even the most inexperienced photographer could've missed this - and the main Topps guy in New York in the '60s was named Heyer, and he was no rookie.
Or, the image is legit and that would explain how poorly he fared at third base for the Mets.
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Fregosi didn't even bother to get a lefty's glove for his prank. He simply wore a right-handed glove on the other hand.