MLB Hall of Famer Rod Carew was sworn in as a U.S. citizen Friday at the age of 78, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Carew, who starred with the Minnesota Twins and California Angels over a 19-year career, raised his right hand and recited the Oath of Allegiance to the United States at the Federal Building in Santa Ana, California, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The swearing in ceremony comes more than six decades after Carew arrived in New York City from his native Panama when he was 14 years old, the Los Angeles Times reported. (RELATED: Watch The Moment Enes Kanter Becomes An American Citizen)
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