Richard Martin Yett (born October 6, 1962) is a former

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. He played all or part of six seasons in

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from 1985 to 1990. Yett was drafted by the

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in 1980, but Yett only played one game with the team before being traded to the

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in 1985. The next four years he was used often as a

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for Cleveland. In late 1989, Yett re-signed with the Twins as a free agent. Yett retired after the 1990 season. He was born in

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