Richard Martin Yett was a long relief pitcher in major league baseball from 1985 to 1990. Yett was drafted by the Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins

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 in 1980, but Yett only played one game with the team before being traded to the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 in 1985. The next four years he played often as a long relief pitcher for Cleveland, posting rather high Earned Run Averages around 5.00. In late 1989 Yett signed with the Twins again as a free agent. Yett retired after the 1990 season.

He was born in Pomona

Pomona, California

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, California

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