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Carmel's Radley Haddad: Rise from Brebeuf to Butler to the New York Yankees

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USA TODAY Sports' Larry Berger discusses what he's hearing from the Yankees' newest unsung hero, Mike Tauchman. Max Schreiber, USA TODAY

Radley Haddad stood just outside Yankee Stadium, looking at the iconic baseball mecca in front of him. He had no idea what to expect, no idea how a boy from Carmel would fit into a ball field in the Bronx.

He walked into the New York Yankees' training room in 2013, two huge bags thrown over his shoulder, and saw a player sitting on the table tending to his ankle.