New Mexico governor Bill Richardson admits that the part of his bio which reports he had been picked by the Kansas City A’s in the 1966 amateur baseball draft is untrue. The claim of the potential presidential candidate, who pitched in college for Tufts University, is debunked by an Albuquerque Journal investigation which found no evidence of the Guv ever being selected by any major league team.

On November 24, 2007 — New Mexico governor Bill Richardson admits that the part of his bio which reports he had been picked by the Kansas City A’s in the 1966 amateur baseball draft is untrue. The claim of the potential presidential candidate, who pitched in college for Tufts University, is debunked by an Albuquerque Journal investigation which found no evidence of the Guv ever being selected by any major league team.

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