Moe Berg

Moe Berg

A third-string catcher named Moe Berg, toured Japan with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in 1934 while working as a US spy. Berg spoke 12 languages and eventually spied on the Nazis during World War 2. When presented the report to the president, Roosevelt responded: "Give my regards to the catcher."

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