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Back to school: Youkilis plans to finish degree at Cincinnati

Ed Sherman | August 15, 2016

Kevin Youkilis underscored the importance of education with this tweet last week.

Youk-cincy tweet

Now consider that Youkilis left Cincinnati when Boston selected him in the eighth round of the 2001 MLB Draft. Then according to BaseballReference.com, he earned more than $56 million during his illustrious career.

Youkilis probably could take a pass on completing his degree.

Then again, Youkilis knows there is no price tag on an education. Obviously, it means something to him to say he is a college graduate.

So at age 37, 15 years after leaving the school, Youkilis will get his degree at Cincinnati.

Congratulations, Youk. And thanks for setting an example for others.

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