Four-time All-Star Joaquin Andujar, 62, dies after battle with diabetes
Source: ESPN
Former major league pitcher Joaquin Andujar, who helped lead the St. Louis Cardinals to the 1982 World Series title, died Tuesday in the Dominican Republic after a long battle with diabetes. He was 62.
Andujar will be honored Tuesday in his hometown of San Pedro de Macoris, in the eastern region of Dominican Republic, and will be buried Wednesday.
Former major-league pitcher Mario Soto, who works as a special assistant to the general manager in the Cincinnati Reds organization and is president of the Dominican Federation of Professional Baseball Players, confirmed the death to ESPNDeportes.com.
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"Joaquin struggled for years with diabetes and in recent days had deteriorated a lot," Soto said from Santo Domingo. "He was hospitalized several times but always came out unscathed. However, he surrendered to the disease that consumed him completely."
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He was a fine pitcher, and an intense competitor.
He was also vindicated after it was shown that Don Denzinger made an abominable call in Game 6 of the 1985 World Series.
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