Former New York Mets pitcher Anthony Young died after previously being diagnosed with a brain tumor, the team announced Tuesday.
He was 51.
"Anthony was a true gentleman," former Mets pitcher Turk Wendell said, per the team's release. "At this year's fantasy camp, he told us he had a brain tumor. That was Anthony. He never ran away from anything."
Lenny Harris, who also spent time with the Mets during his 18-year MLB career, expressed his condolences on Twitter:
Lenny HarrisAthony Young my brother have left us may he rest in peace love you my brother
June 27, 2017 at 8:30:11 PM GMT
Young joined the Mets in 1991 and proceeded to spend three seasons in the Big Apple before he latched on with the Chicago Cubs for the 1994-95 campaigns.