Fidrych captured the nation’s fancy in 1976 with quirks that were both endearing and authentic.
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No reason should be required to celebrate the late Mark “The Bird” Fidrych, the down-to-earth yet larger-than-life Northborough native, who became a national phenomenon as a rookie pitcher for the Tigers in the summer of 1976.
But Andy Baron has found a compelling way of telling the beloved Fidrych’s full story, and with perfectly fitting timing…