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Tom Holliday says Mickey Tettleton argued about playing catcher instead of outfielder.
Tettleton isn’t so sure.
“I don’t remember doing that,” he said with a chuckle.
What he knows without a doubt, though, is the move changed the trajectory of his career. He was a good player before, a standout at Southeast High School, a starter at Oklahoma State, but as a catcher, he became a player who had a long, decorated 14-year career in the big leagues.