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The MLB season is quickly approaching, with players like Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge preparing for a long and grueling year.

Both players have huge expectations coming into the season.

Judge will look to push the New York Yankees over the edge with his new teammate, Juan Soto.

However, there have been questions regarding where Judge will be placed in the Bronx Bombers’ rotation.

It is a great deal for the club that may need some outfield help at times.

Brandon Marsh is returning from an offseason surgery, and the organization will roll out Johan Rojas, who has little experience.

Don Gullett, the best athlete and competitor I ever saw or played with! He will be missed,” former Reds catcher Johnny Bench posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Gullett, a native of Lynn, Kentucky, was selected by Cincinnati in the first round of the 1969 amateur draft.

He was 19 when he made his major league debut in April 1970 — with Bench behind the plate.

Gullett helped Cincinnati win the World Series in 1975 and ‘76, going 26-7 for the Big Red Machine with a 2.68 ERA and 12 complete games in 45 appearances combined over those two seasons.

He then signed with New York in free agency, and the Yankees won it all in ‘77 and ‘78.

He went 18-6 with a 3.59 ERA in 30 starts during his two years with New York.