He was one of the more intimidating players in the game’s history, but “Groove” was a tender teacher and teammate to those who played alongside him and to those who covered him.
How is it that one person can be known both for being as intimidating a player to ever wear a major league uniform and yet also be known for being one of the game’s all-time gentle giants?
Editor’s Picks 1979 AL MVP Baylor dies of cancer at age 68
Don Baylor, who won the 1979 American League MVP with the Angels and the 1987 World Series with the Twins, has died of cancer at the age of 68. Baseball world mourns the death of Don Baylor
Baseball players and teams paid tribute to Don Baylor on Twitter after he died of cancer on Monday.
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Don Baylor, who won the 1979 American League MVP with the Angels and the 1987 World Series with the Twins, has died of cancer at the age of 68.
Baseball players and teams paid tribute to Don Baylor on Twitter after he died of cancer on Monday.
Both descriptions fit Don Baylor perfectly, seamlessly, throughout his 19-year playing career and beyond. For the former All-Star and 1979 American League Most Valuable Player was both tough and tender, as teacher and teammate, leader and legend during a career in which he wore 14 different major league baseball uniforms as either a player, coach or manager.
How he touched hearts, influenced minds and helped lead team after team to the postseason became patently clear today as countless salutes and remembrances echoed around the game following the news that Don had passed away at age 68 following a 14-year battle with multiple myeloma.
