Former Cardinals outfielder Chris Duncan died on Friday after a battle with brain cancer. He was 38.
Duncan played five years for St. Louis from 2005-09, making his biggest impact as a rookie in 2006. He slashed .293/.363.589 in 280 plate appearances, smacking 22 homers. The Cardinals won the National League wild-card in Duncan's breakthrough season before winning the World Series over the Tigers.
Duncan homered in the Cardinals' NLCS win over the Mets in 2006 and tallied a double and RBI in the World Series.
The Arizona native returned to St. Louis after his last professional season—in the Washington Nationals' minor-league system—in 2010, working as a sports talk radio host.