Don Baylor, former American League MVP with Angels, dies at 68
Don Baylor (second from left) Baylor spent 1977-1982 (824 games) with the Angels organization, his longest tenure with one team.
The baseball world lost a giant.
Don Baylor, who won the 1979 American League Most Valuable Player award with the California Angels, died in Austin, Texas after a more than 10-year battle with multiple myeloma, his son, Don Baylor Jr., told the Austin American-Statesman on Monday.
"Don passed from this earth with the same fierce dignity with which he played the game and lived his life," his wife, Rebecca Baylor, said in a statement.
Don Baylor was 68-years-old.
During his 19-year playing career, Baylor won a World Series as part of the 1987 Twins. He hit 338 home runs and drove in 1,276 RBI for a .260 career batting average.
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Baylor spent 1977-1982 (824 games) with the Angels organization, his longest tenure with one team.
Baylor played in all 162 games in 1979 and finished with career highs in homers (36), RBIs (139), hits (186) and runs (120) while helping the Angels to the American League West title before they lost to Baltimore in the AL championship series.
Following his playing days, Baylor made managerial stops at with the Rockies (1993–1998) and Cubs (2000–2002) and also served as the Angels' hitting coach from 2003-05.
-- The Associated Press contributed to this report
