Harmon Killibrew has died

[joeybee12]

Minnesota Twins great Harmon Killebrew died Tuesday at his Scottsdale, Ariz., home, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the team jointly announced. Killebrew, who had esophageal cancer, was 74.

Killebrew announced recently that the cancer had been deemed incurable by his doctors and he was entering hospice care.

"With the continued love and support of my wife, Nita, I have exhausted all options," Killebrew said in a statement Friday. He added: "I have spent the past decade of my life promoting hospice care and educating people on its benefits. I am very comfortable taking this next step and experiencing the compassionate care that hospice provides."

Killebrew is 11th on baseball's all-time home run list with 573.

Killebrew was receiving treatment at a branch of the Mayo Clinic nearby after his diagnosis in December. He expressed optimism at the time, saying he expected to make a full recovery while acknowledging he was in "perhaps the most difficult battle" of his life.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6559023

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[bigwillq]

1. RIP

:(

[Auggie]

2. One of the all-time greats. R.I.P.

[TZ]

3. RIP

A class act to the end :cry:

[Kingofalldems]

4. He played a great game of baseball

RIP

[Bluzmann57]

5. Very sad news

A great loss not only for MLB but for humanity as well. Rest in Peace Mr. Killebrew. You will be sorely missed.