At age 37, this baseball great died from a disease that was later
nicknamed after him, officially called ALS. He set a record for playing
in 2,130 consecutive games that took 56 years to beat, and won several
MVP awards. He tied with Alex Rodriguez for most career grand slams, at
an amazing 23, and played for the Yankees alone for 17 seasons before
his career was cut tragically short. After his retirement, he declared
himself “the luckiest man on the face of the earth” for the outpouring
of support and appreciation from fans of the team and of baseball.
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