Posted Mar 11, 2021, 5:49 AM
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New Brunswick-born pitcher Rhéal Cormier died of cancer earlier this week.
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Former Canadian major league pitcher Rhéal Cormier, 53, dies of cancer
Canadian pitcher Rhéal Cormier, who spent 16 years in the major leagues, died Monday after a battle with cancer.
The native of Moncton, N.B. was 53. The Philadelphia Phillies, one of Cormier's former teams, confirmed his passing.
"We are saddened to learn of the passing of former relief pitcher Rheal Cormier after a courageous battle with cancer," the club tweeted.
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame says Cormier ranks second all-time for games pitched by a Canadian with 683.
"I am shocked and saddened to learn of Rheal's passing," said Baseball Canada president Jason Dickson. "He was a tremendous pitcher and competitor who represented our country on the biggest stage. Above all, Rheal was a great person and family man who will be dearly missed."
A sixth-round pick by the St. Louis in 1988, Cormier broke into the big leagues with the Cardinals three years later. After being traded to Boston (1995), Cormier was shipped to the Montreal Expos in 1996.
Cormier spent two years with Montreal before finishing his major-league career with Boston (1999-2000), Philadelphia (2001-06) and Cincinnati (2006-07). For his career, Cormier was 71-64 with a 4.03 earned-run average.
Cormier's best year was 2003 with Philadelphia when he was 8-0 as a reliever with a 1.70 ERA. According to the Phillies, that was the second-lowest among relievers and sixth-lowest by any club reliever in the modern era (since 1900).
Cormier made 84 appearances the following season, the most ever by a left-handed Philadelphia pitcher. The franchise said in a statement it was also the second-most among any pitcher and remains the most logged in a year by a Phillies player in the last 33 seasons.
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Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/m...ncer-1.5941505
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