RIP to long-time player and coach Merv Rettenmund, whose teams reached the playoffs in 6 of his 13 seasons and won the World Series twice. He died at the age of 81 on December 7. Rettenmund played …| RIP Baseball
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Writing about dead baseball players, visiting gravesites and getting tired of creating more social media profiles. SABR member, card collector, Central PA resident, professional meathead.| Bluesky Social
Baseball players are less dependent on size than sports like football and basketball. While the modern sport tends to feature athletes over 6 feet tall, shorter players like Jose Altuve (5’6&…| RIP Baseball
RIP to former All-Star outfielder Claudell Washington, who died on June 10 at the age of 65. According to his former teammate John D’Acquisto and PastPros, a company that represented him for …| RIP Baseball
RIP to Pat Corrales, a baseball lifer who spent more than 60 years as a player, coach, manager and executive in the game. He died on August 27 at the age of 82 — he was serving as an assistan…| RIP Baseball
RIP to Hank Aaron, simply one of the greatest baseball players in the history of the game. His family announced that he died on January 22 at the age of 86. Aaron’s death sent shockwaves thro…| RIP Baseball