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  • The Padres have claimed former Orioles “first baseman” Walter Young off waivers. Young is listed at 6’5”, 322 lbs. Yes, you read that right. According to the recently released Lahman Database v. 5.3 (hat tip to Baseball Musings for the reminder on that), Young is the heaviest man ever to play big-league baseball. For the curious among you, here are the top 10: 1. Walter Young, 6’5”, 322 lbs. 2. Jumbo Brown, 6’4”, 295 3. Calvin Pickering, 6’5”, 275 4. Andrew Sisco, 6’10”, 270 5. Bobby Jenks, 6’3”, 270 6. Jeff Juden, 6’8”, 270 7. Prince Fielder, 6’0”, 265 8. Joey Meyer, 6’3”, 260 9. Garland Buckeye, 6’0”, 260 10. Steve Rain, 6’6”, 260 http://www.all-baseball.com/ducksnorts/archives/021621.html

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