Randy Jones, the San Diego Padres' first Cy Young Award winner, dies at 75

Randy Jones, the left-hander who won the Cy Young Award with the San Diego Padres in 1976 during a 10-year major league career, has died. He was 75.

Jones died Tuesday, the Padres announced Wednesday, without disclosing a location or cause.

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