ing training in 1933. His rookie season was outstanding, as Joe had a .340 batting average, led his league with 169 runs batted in (RBIs), and hit twenty-eight homeruns. All of this was done at the age of eighteen. In fact, Joe impressed people so much that the New York Yankees, the most popular team in major league baseball, became interested in him. The Yankees bought DiMaggio after the 1935 season, a season he batted .398, had 154 RBIs, and hit thirty-four homeruns. Joe arrived at spring training for the Yankees in 1936. He impressed his teammates, so much that one teammate, Dan Daniel called DiMaggio the replaceme
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