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He did not want to go, he was traded for cash.

Babe Ruth was sold to the Yankees by Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee for $125,000. After the 1919 season, Babe wanted a pay raise and said he wouldn't play if he didn't get it. Frazee lost patience with him and after turning down a trade with the Chicago White Sox, he agreed to the all cash deal with the Yankees.

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