2026 - They died this year

Legendary Detroit Tigers pitcher Mickey Lolich, whose three complete game victories in the 1968 World Series delivered a championship and earned him the series MVP, has died at age 85.

As one of the anchors of the Tigers’ pitching staff in the 1960s and '70s, the portly southpaw, who once called himself “a beer drinker’s idol,” developed into one of the game’s most durable and best left-handed starting pitchers ever.

 
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