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UNDATED- Longtime New York Yankees pitcher Fritz Peterson, who is no doubt most famous for swapping wives with teammate Mike Kekich has died at the age of 82. Peterson had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
In spring training 1973, Peterson and Kekich announced the two traded wives and children. The families had been close for several years. Peterson and Susanne Kekich were married in 1974, though Kekich and Marilyn Peterson were not married for long.
In a statement the Yankees announced “they are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Fritz Peterson, who was a formidable pitcher and affable presence throughout his nine years in pinstripes.”
Peterson signed with the Yankees in 1963, and broke into the starting rotation three years later.
