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Jim Bouton, ex-Yankees pitcher and tell-all author, dead at 80

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Jim Bouton, the former Yankees pitcher and tell-all author, has died at the age of 80, according to multiple reports.

Bouton, who suffered a stroke in 2012, had been in a years-long battle with cerebral amyloid angiopathy.

His 10-season career saw him play with the Yankees, Seattle Pilots (now the Milwaukee Brewers), Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves. He joined the Braves in 1978, at the age of 39 after developing a knuckle ball and after having been out of the majors since 1970.