October 14, 2008
Too Young
Former pitcher Kevin Foster dies at the age of 39:
Kevin Foster, who was drafted as infielder before becoming a pitcher and spending seven years in the majors and pitching mostly with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs, has died of cancer. He was 39.
He died in an Oklahoma City hospital Saturday after a six-month bout with renal cell carcinoma, brother Mark Foster said.
Foster struck out a good number of batters, but suffered due to his home runs allowed. During his three most productive seasons, 1995-1997, he struck out 7.1 per nine innings but allowed 37.4 HR per 200 innings.
My thoughts go out to his family and friends on their tragic loss.
Posted by David Pinto at
12:25 PM
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