The winner of Detroit Tigers Hero and World Series, Chet Lemon, died at the age of 70.
Lemon died at home on Thursday, the Tigers announced.
Since his retirement, Lemon has suffered more than a dozen blows and had a number of blood clots. His diseases have left him unable to walk or speak.
According to the Detroit Free Press, he has been admitted to the hospital more than 300 times since 1990.
In a statement, the tigers said: “The Tigers de Detroit join all the death baseball the death of Chet Lemon.
“While he was World Series and All-Star champion on the field, maybe his biggest impact came out. This includes the creation of the Chet Lemon Foundation and devote a large part of her career after the development of baseball for young people.
“Our thoughts concern Chet’s family, friends and all those he has trained, supervised and inspired.”
The winner of Detroit Tigers Hero and World Series Chet Lemon died at the age of 70
The lemon was drafted in the first round of the 1972 MLB draft by the A before being exchanged at the Chicago White Sox.
He played seven seasons in Chicago and was appointed Al All-Star twice before being exchanged with the Tigers in 1982.
Two years later, Lemon led the Tigers to a World Series victory and won his third selection of Al All-Star.
He retired in 1990 and, despite his health problems, managed to attend a meeting with his winning teammates from the World Series last year.
“I think it added a few more months,” his wife, Gigi, told the Free Press. “He was able to see his teammates. I thought it was so important.
“The trip to Detroit, I think, it sparked it. I do not know the medical terms, or if there was one thing such as more blood flowing in certain areas, but it just seemed to be so happy.