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How Luke Voit’s baseball detour saved a one-time ‘hothead’

OAKLAND, Calif. — Luke Voit’s game might be loud, yet it requires a level of finesse to pull off the high-wire act without offending people. Some ballplayers never discover that sweet spot.

This didn’t come naturally to the Yankees’ savior of the moment, however. Like many of us, he required college to work out the kinks.

“I was kind of a hothead,” Voit told The Post on Wednesday, before the Yankees concluded their series with the A’s at Oakland Coliseum. “I was kind of immature going in [to college]: Throwing my stuff. Being selfish. Being a bad teammate.