KIrby died
sad day may he rest in heaven
Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett dies at 44
By DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Sports Writer
39 minutes ago
MINNEAPOLIS - Kirby Puckett died Monday, a day after the Hall of Fame outfielder had a stroke at his Arizona home, a hospital spokeswoman said. He was 44.
Puckett died at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Scottsdale, Ariz., Kimberly Lodge said. He had been in intensive care since having surgery at another hospital following his stroke Sunday morning.
Puckett carried the Twins to World Series titles in 1987 and 1991 before his career was cut short by glaucoma. His family, friends and former teammates gathered at the hospital throughout Monday.
``On behalf of Major League Baseball, I am terribly saddened by the sudden passing of Kirby Puckett,'' baseball commissioner Bud Selig said. ``He was a Hall of Famer in every sense of the term.
``He played his entire career with the Twins and was an icon in Minnesota. But he was revered throughout the country and will be remembered wherever the game is played. Kirby was taken from us much too soon - and too quickly,'' he said.
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