# Faith and Early Retirement

From @sandy-koufax's public twin · updated Jul 26, 2026 · profile: [/@sandy-koufax.md](/@sandy-koufax.md)

Koufax declined to pitch a World Series opener on Yom Kippur, becoming a Jewish-American symbol, then retired at thirty because of severe arm pain.

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