Joe Nuxhall biography

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Joe Nuxhall made his Major League Baseball debut as a pitcher with the Cincinnati Reds at the age of 15, becoming the youngest player to appear in a game in the modern MLB era. He was subsequently sent to the minor leagues but in 1952 rejoined the Reds. He was traded to the Kansas City A's in 1961 but returned to play for the Reds from 1962 to 1966, when he ended his playing career.