ATLANTA — Legendary Braves announcer and Hall-of-Famer pitcher Don Sutton has died, the team and his son announced. He was 75 years old.
His son first tweeted the news. The Braves confirmed the news in a statement.
Daron Sutton said that his father died in his sleep Monday night. The Associated Press reported the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, said Sutton died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California after a long struggle with cancer.
"He worked as hard as anyone I’ve ever known and he treated those he encountered with great respect.