In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2023
The baseball community is in mourning.
Former Major League Baseball player José DeLeón died Febคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. 25, his former team in the Dominican Republic, Los Leones del Escogido, confirmed. He was 63.
The team—for which DeLeón played at different times throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s—noted in a statement on their website that he died after a battle with unnamed health issues.
The number he wore with Los Leones, 41, was retired by the franchise in his honor, and in 2011 he was inducted to the Dominican Republic's Sports Hall of Fame.
In 1979, DeLeón joined the MLB when …
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