The Detroit News
Jim Price, a longtime radio analyst for the Detroit Tigers, died Monday at age 81, the team announced.
Price was a catcher on the 1968 Tigers team that won the World Series and spent five years of his career with the Tigers.
“All of us with the Detroit Tigers are deeply saddened to learn of Jim Price’s passing,” Tigers chairman and CEO Chris Ilitch said in a statement. “Jim was a champion on the field, in the broadcast booth, and throughout the community. That Jim was with the organization for much of his life, doing what he loved, is such a powerful sign of his dedication and loyalty to the Tigers and the city of Detroit.