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Former Phillies Catcher Darren Daulton Passes Away At 55

Former Philadelphia Phillies catcher Darren Daulton passed away Sunday after a four-year battle with brain cancer, the team announced.

In 2013, he was diagnosed with brain cancer.

"All of us at the Phillies are saddened to hear of Darren's passing. From the day that we drafted him until today, he constantly earned our respect and admiration as both a player and person," Phillies chairman David Montgomery said in a statement. "Darren was the face of our franchise in the early 1990's. Jim Fregosi asked so much of him as catcher, clean-up hitter and team leader.