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Former Major Leaguer Jim Piersall Dies at 87
Former Major Leaguer Jim Piersall Dies at 87
Former Major Leaguer Jim Piersall Dies at 87
BOSTON (AP) — Former major leaguer Jim Piersall, who bared his soul about his struggles with mental illness in his book "Fear Strikes Out," has died. He was 87. The Boston Red Sox, for whom Piersall played for seven of his 17 seasons in the majors, say Piersall died Saturday at a care facility in Wheaton, Illinois, after a monthslong illness. ...