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Springsteen, a nine-time Grammy winner, posted a tribute to DePugh on his Instagram page Sunday. "Just a moment to mark the passing of Freehold native and ballplayer Joe DePugh," Springsteen wrote.
From The Palm Beach Post
Bruce Springsteen is throwing open his archives to let fans hear seven completed, but never-before-released, albums.
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In the early 1960s, before Mr. Springsteen became the Boss, he was a clumsy baseball player whose athletic abilities were so sad that Joe, the team’s star pitcher, gave him the nickname Saddie.
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