This Day in History: 2000-01-28

January 28, 1967: The Red Sox select Carlton “Pudge” Fisk as their first round choice, fourth overall, in the January amateur draft; Fisk will debut with the Red Sox in 1969, earn AL rookie of the year honors in 1971, make seven All-Star teams before leaving to join the White Sox in 1981, and he will be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.