Moe Berg, the child of Jewish immigrants, grew up to become a pro-baseball player and a Nazi-hunting spy. As a child, he excelled at sports, academics, languages, and even had a photographic memory. After playing for both the White Sox and the Red Sox, Moe Berg began working for the OSS, which would ultimately become the CIA.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:28 Childhood
01:00 The Major Leagues
01:45 The Japan tour
02:29 After the Major Leagues
02:53 The OSS (the CIA)
04:00 Nazi hunter
05:24 Life after WW2
06:53 After his death

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Image and footage credits:
Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
Matt Gleason
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Executive Producer:
— Barry Skolnick
Co-Executive Producer:
— Shmuel Katz
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Translation credits:
Portuguese: Saymon Pires, www.livrariasafra.com.br, @safralivraria

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