Born in Staten Island, New York, Majeski began his professional baseball career as a second baseman in 1935 at the age of 18 with the Eau Claire Bears of the Northern League. In his second season at Eau Claire, he posted a .365 batting average to finish as runnerup in the 1936 Northern League batting championship. His performance brought him to the attention of the Chicago Cubs who signed him to a contract and sent him to play for their Minor League affiliate, the Moline Plowboys of the Three-I League. Majeski continued to perform well, winning the 1937 Three-I League batting championship with a .345 batting average. He was traded to the Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association in 1938 where he hit for a .325 average.\n', '

Majeski\'s contract was purchased by the Boston Braves, then known as the Boston Bees and, he made his major league debut with the team on May 17, 1939 at the age of 22. During his rookie season, Bees\' manager Casey Stengel converted him into a third baseman. Majeski began the season hitting above .300 for the first half of the season before a mid-season slump saw his average dip to .238 but, he recovered to finish the year with a .272 average along with 7 home runs and 54 runs batted in.\n', '

Majeski only appeared in 19 games for the Bees in 1940, spending most of the season with the minor league Newark Bears, a New York Yankees farm team. Majeski hit for a .323 average during the Bears\' season, then hit .478 in the post-season to help the Bears defeat the Louisville Colonels of the American Association in the 1940 Junior World Series. At the beginning of the 1941 season, Stengel decided to replace Majeski with Sibby Sisti as the Bees\' third baseman and, in May 1941 his contract was purchased by the New York Yankees. In 1942 while still playing for the Newark Bears, Majeski won the International League batting championship with a .345 batting average and was named the league\'s Most Valuable Player.\n', '

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