Rod Carew raised his right hand and recited the Oath of Allegiance to the United States on Friday, and with that, the Hall-of-Fame first baseman and former Minnesota Twins and Angels star was officially sworn in as a U.S. citizen at age 78, more than six decades after he moved to New York City from his native Panama.
“Hi you guys, I’m an American citizen!” Carew beamed as about 40 family members and friends, including former Angels teammate Bobby Grich, cheered him on in an assembly room at the Federal Building in Santa Ana.