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In this May 23, 1941 file photo,
outfielder for the Boston Red
Sox Ted Williams poses at
Yankee Stadium in New York
City.
Associated Press

Ted Williams'

Mexican-

American

heritage

explored in

PBS film

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS
Associated Press
ALBQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) —
Ted Williams is the last ma-
jor league baseball player
to hit over .400. The Boston
Red Sox slugger captivat-
ed millions with his dazzling
swing and towering hom-
ers throughout the 1940s
and 1950s in competition
with New York Yankees
hero Joe DiMaggio.
But beneath the smiles
and happy trots around
the bases sat a man con-
sumed with rage. For years,
the baseball legend would
shun his ethnic heritage
and kept his family's past
a secret. Only when he'd
begin to speak out on be-
half of black players would
he begin to slowly reveal
his connections to his Mex-
ican-American Southern
California family and the Kisner takes Open lead at tough Carnoustie
experiences that shaped
him.
A new PBS "American Mas-
ters" documentary explores
the life of Williams and his Kevin Kisner of the U.S. putts on the 15th green during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship in Carnoustie, Scotland,
volatile relationships with Thursday July 19, 2018. Associated Press
his family and the press. Page 19
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