A father's plan (broomsticks, corn) helps Cards' Fermín grow as a hitter

To try and give his son, José Fermín, the chance to play big-league baseball someday and advance beyond the Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, sandlot games where he had topped out years earlier, José Fermín Sr. would sit for several minutes at a time, tear corn kernels off.
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