Longtime Yankee Stadium Organist Dies
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Eddie Layton, the Yankee Stadium organist and ballpark fixture for more than 35 years, has died after a brief illness.
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NEW YORK Former National League MVP and admitted steroid user Ken Caminiti has died at age 41. His agent says Caminiti suffered a heart attack in the New York borough of the Bronx on Sunday.
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There is no resting place for Ted Williams. A legend on America's ballfields, Williams was brought here upon his death nearly five years ago, and while some look to the day he can be brought back to life, there is no headstone, no grieving place, no serene patch of greenery where family, friends, or fans can spend ...
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A cousin of Mariano Rivera&#39;s wife and the cousin&#39;s son died Saturday after being electrocuted on the grounds of the New York Yankees closer&#39;s home in Panama.
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Johnny Oates, the only manager to lead the Texas Rangers to the playoffs, died Friday at the age of 58. Oates was diagnosed with a brain tumor three years ago and doctors at the
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No tears were shed Wednesday for the historic stadium where Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio played out their storied careers.
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Fred Hale Sr., documented as the world&#39;s oldest man and noted Boston Red Sox fan, has died. He was 113 years old. Hale died in his sleep Friday at The Nottingham in suburban Syracuse, while trying to recover
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Ken Caminiti, a former National Baseball League most valuable player who in 2002 admitted he used steroids, has died in New York at the age of 41.
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TAMPA, Florida  - The New York Yankees' spring training stadium Legends Field has been renamed for owner George Steinbrenner, the team said on Thursday.
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Syd Thrift, who spent nearly 50   years in professional baseball, has died following knee   replacement surgery, officials said Tuesday. He was 77.
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The Rev. D. James Kennedy, a pioneering megachurch pastor who became one of the nation's most prominent Christian broadcasters and a key figure in the rise of the religious right, died Wednesday, a church spokesman said. He was 76.
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WASHINGTON The man who led the Roman Catholic Church in the nation&#39;s capital for 20 years has died. Cardinal James Hickey -- who was ordained a Catholic priest 58 years ago -- died this morning at a nursing home in Washington.
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Oscar-winning motion picture composer Elmer Bernstein has died after a lengthy illness. He was 82. A spokesman says Mr. Bernstein died Wednesday at his Ojai, California home near Los Angeles.
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Johnny Oates, who managed the Texas Rangers to their first three postseason appearances, died early Friday. He was 58. Oates was diagnosed with a brain tumor three years ago. His death was confirmed by John Blake, a former Rangers spokesman who worked for the organization when Oates coached in the '90s.
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The revered Swedish conductor Sixten Ehrling has died at the age of 86 in New York, his home for the last thirty years.
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Boots Randolph, whose spirited saxophone playing on songs like "Yakety Sax" made him one of Nashville's top musicians, died Tuesday. He was 80.
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Former Major  League baseball player Jose Uribe died on Friday in a car  accident in his native Dominican Republic, authorities said.