This has been a very sad past few days for the baseball world as Mark “The Bird” Fidrych passed away at the age of 54 this afternoon. He was found by a family friend underneath a dump truck that he had been working on at his home in Northboro, MA.
He was drafted in 1974 by the Detroit Tigers and made his MLB debut in 1976 where he took home AL Rookie of the Year honors. A rotator cuff injury cut his career short in 1980.
My condolences go out to his family and friends as well as the Tigers organization.
