Former MLB player and manager Don Baylor died from cancer on Monday at the age of 68.
Baylor died at an Austin, Texas hospital on Monday morning after being diagnosed with multiple myeloma 14 years ago, according to his family and the Austin American-Statesman.
The 1979 American League MVP played for the Angels, Athletics, Orioles, Red Sox, Twins and Yankees in his 19-year career. Baylor had a .260 average with 338 home runs and 1,276 RBIs and reached the World Series three-straight times from 1986-1988.
Briefly, Baylor served as the hitting coach for the Atlanta Braves in 1999.
"Don passed from this earth with the same fierce dignity with which he played the game and lived his life," Baylor's wife Rebecca said in a statement, according to ESPN.
In addition to his successful career as a player, Baylor also manager the Colorado Rockies from 1993-1998 and the Chicago Cubs from 2000-2002.
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