Tucson businessman Mike Feder, April 4, 2011.

 David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

Former Tucson Toros, Sidewinders and Padres general managerΒ Mike FederΒ has such deep baseball roots that he connects to both World Series managers,Β Bruce BochyΒ of San Francisco andΒ Ned YostΒ of Kansas City. Bochy was a .253-hitting catcher on the 1977 Class A Cocoa (Florida) Astros. Yost was a .192-hitting catcher on the 1975 Wausau (Wisconsin) Mets. Feder was the general manager of both clubs.

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