Jimmy Piersall, a member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, died Saturday after a bout with a "monthslong illness," according to a news release from the organization.
Piersall was 87.
He spent 17 seasons in Major League Baseball, playing for the Red Sox (1950, 1952-58), Cleveland Indians (1959-61), Washington Senators (1962-63), New York Mets (1963) and Los Angeles/California Angels (1963-67).
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