Denny McLain from waived as a minor leaguer to World Series champion

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Former Detroit Tigers pitcher and 1968 World Series champion Denny McLain joins Extra Innings with Bill Laskey to talk about getting waived by the White Sox as a minor league player before reaching the major leagues with the Tigers, and his historic 1968 season: he won the AL Cy Young, AL MVP, the World Series, and became the last pitcher to win 30 games in a season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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