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04-02-2020, 03:15 PM #1Banned
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Ed Farmer, a RHP normally used in relief and who pitched for 8 different MLB teams, died on 4/2 at age 70. Cause of death were complications after a previous illness..
Farmer has been a radio voice with the White Sox for close to 3 decades, both as the play-by-play man and as the color commentator.
His best season also came as a White Sox pitcher, earning 30 saves and making the AL All-Star team.
The recipient of a kidney transplant in 1991, Farmer became a voice for organ donations.
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04-20-2020, 09:32 PM #2Banned
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Damaso Garcia, a 2B best remembered for his 7 seasons with Toronto, died 4/15 at age 63.
Garcia was the Blue Jays' regular second sacker from 1980-86, appearing in 2 All-Star Games, and being the first Blue Jay player ever to steal at least 50 bases in one season.
Garcia first had brief stints in 1978 and '79 for the Yankees. In 1988 he played in the NL for the first time as a member of the Braves, and finished his MLB career in 1989 with the Expos.
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