Pitcher Kennedy dies suddenly at 28
TAMPA, Fla. — Joe Kennedy, a journeyman left-hander who pitched for three major-league teams last season, died at his in-laws’ home yesterday. He was 28.
After going to bed early, Kennedy woke up at about 1:15 a.m. yesterday and collapsed as he was leaving a bedroom at the home of his wife’s parents, according to Debbie Carter, a spokeswoman for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Dept. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue took Kennedy to Brandon Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, she said.
“We were terribly shocked,” Paul Godfrey, the president of the Toronto Blue Jays said. “From what we understand he was in Brandon ... to be the best man at a wedding today.”
Godfrey didn’t have particulars on the cause of death.
Kennedy spent seven years in the majors, playing last season with Oakland, Arizona and Toronto. He also spent time with Tampa Bay and Colorado and had a 43-61 career record with a 4.79 ERA in 222 appearances.
Source:Journalnow.com
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