Rickey Henderson, baseball’s ‘Man of Steal,’ dies at 65
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and…
Jeff Torborg, former big league catcher and manager, dies at 83
Jeff Torborg, the former catcher who caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game and was the 1990 AL manager of…
Hall of Famer Dave Parker dies at 74 a month before his induction
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dave Parker, a hard-hitting outfielder who was set to be inducted into the Baseball Hall…
Shigeo Nagashima, Japan’s ‘Mr. Pro Baseball,’ has died
TOKYO (AP) — Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball” and was one of…
Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, dies at 83
From AP’s archives: Pete Rose told reporters in 2015 that he had a “Hall of Fame life” after…
Ex-MLB player Octavio Dotel dies in Dominican Republic club roof collapse
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year…