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Lou Piniella, 73, is a former professional baseball player and manager. He won two World Series with the New York Yankees and was named Manager of the Year three times. He is the author of “Lou” (Harper), a memoir. He spoke with Marc Myers.
In the summer after my junior year of high school, I came this close to dying. I was playing baseball for a league team that made the finals in Ontario, Calif. On our day off, we were hiking a…