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Tommy Hanson, Former MLB Pitcher, Dies at 29

Former Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tommy Hanson has died at the age of 29.

Mark Bowman of MLB.com passed along the tragic news: "A Braves representative confirmed that some of Hanson's former teammates were near Hanson when he passed away at Atlanta's Piedmont Hospital late Monday night."

The Braves sent out a tweet with their condolences:

— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) November 10, 2015

According to Zach Klein of WSB-TV in Atlanta, the pitcher suffered "catastrophic organ failure." Hanson had been in the hospital since Sunday, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale.