Just two days before his 20th birthday in 1975, a teenager from Southern California quietly shattered a 47-year-old record for most games played before turning 20. This deep dive tracks how Robin Yount jumped straight from high school to the majors at 18, became a two-time MVP, and ultimately became the defining figure of the Milwaukee Brewers.

We explore his rebellious threat to quit baseball for professional golf, his taboo embrace of weight training that added power to the shortstop position, and his masterpiece 1982 season. When a shoulder injury forced him from the infield, he reinvented himself in center field and won a second MVP, then chose loyalty to Milwaukee over a bigger market.

• Hitting a game-winning home run as the last 18-year-old to homer in the majors
• Holding out over salary while rookie Paul Molitor fill ...