Former New York Mets pitching coach and MLB pitcher Mel Stottlemyre Sr. passed away this week at the age of 77. Stottlemyre was battling a 20-year long struggle with bone marrow cancer to which he sadly succumbed to on January 14, 2019.
Stottlemyre came up through the Yankees farm system in 1964 and quickly rose to become the Yankees ace staff pitcher the following year. He pitched eleven seasons in Yankee pinstripes and was a 5-time All-Star along with being a three-time 20-game winner. He finished with a career winning percentage at almost 55% and a lifetime ERA of 2.