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Former Expos catcher Gary Carter succumbs to brain cancer

Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, who left an indelible mark on baseball in Canada during his 12 years with the Montreal Expos, died on Thursday. The man nicknamed "Kid" or "Kid Carter" for his ever-smiling face and ch [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Former baseball star makes plea deal in auto thefts

Former baseball great Lenny Dykstra reached a deal with prosecutors, pleading no contest Wednesday to three counts of grand theft auto and filing a false financial statement, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Former marketing director will run Negro Leagues Baseball Mu...

More than two years after being passed over for a job even the late Buck O’Neil said he should have, Bob Kendrick has been selected president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. The move represents an abrupt about-face for the be [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Former Negro Leagues pitcher Cecil Kaiser dies

Cecil Kaiser, a diminutive left-hander who made $700 a month at the height of his Negro Leagues pitching career in the 1940s, died Monday at the age of 94.His son, Tyrone, said Kaiser died following a fall at his home in Southfield, Mich [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball's Oldest Living Former Player, Tony Malinosky, Dies...

Tony Malinosky, the oldest living former Major League Baseball player, has died, the Los Angeles Dodgers said. He was 101. Malinosky passed away Feb. 8 in Oxnard, California, the team said on its website. Malinosky, a former infiel [...]

Posted On : Feb, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Former player, manager King dies

Clyde King, whose baseball career as a player, coach, manager and front-office man spanned six decades, has died in North Carolina. He was 86. Wayne Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Amy Cain says King died Tuesday in Goldsboro, N.C. He [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Former NV high school baseball star retires

According to a published report, former Douglas High School star Shawn Estes' baseball career is over. The L.A. Daily News reports that Estes, a former 19-game winner for the San Francisco Giants, recently retired after pitching this seaso [...]