Dave Righetti was having breakfast with his parents at Capital Lanes in San Jose when his brother approached to say a call was made to the family home.
Someone needed to speak with Righetti, and it was new Yankees manager Yogi Berra.
“I’ll never forget it,” said Righetti, who was summoned by Berra and coaches Sammy Ellis and Jeff Torborg about making a career change, moving from starter to closer for the 1984 season, replacing Goose Gossage, who had left for the Padres.