Yankees pitcher Fritz Peterson, infamous for trading wives with a teammate, dies at 82

However, Peterson is perhaps best known for more infamous reasons. During spring training of 1973, he and teammate Mike Kekich revealed that they had traded families and homes. Kekich’s wife and two daughters moved in with Peterson, while Peterson’s wife and two sons lived with Kekich.

“It wasn’t a wife swap. It was a life swap,” Kekich said in an interview, via The New York Times. “We’re not saying we’re right and everyone else who thinks we’re wrong are wrong. It’s just the way we felt.”

Peterson and Susanne Kekich went on to get married in 1974, and stayed together until his death. However, Mike Kekich and Marilyn Peterson ended their relationship shortly after the trade became public. Kekich was traded to Cleveland later that season.

In 2010, actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon intended to develop the wife swap story into a feature film. Director Jay Roach (Meet the Parents) was hired for the project with David Mandel (Veep, Seinfeld) set to write the screenplay.