re: Biles and Rapinoe to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Ted Williams sacrificed his prime playing years serving his country in the Marine Corps fighting in two wars and flew as John Glenn’s wingman for most of his tour in Korea.

He’s also arguably the greatest hitter to ever play the game.

I’d say he’s pretty worthy

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Yep, Williams lost 5 prime years of his career to war. Hit 521 homeruns. Assuming 40 hr a year those lost years, he would have hit well north of 700 homeruns and hit .344. That's Babe Ruth territory (though Ruth played his first several years as a pitcher and during the dead ball era).