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Yankees’ 1961 World Series star pitcher dies at age 88

Luis Arroyo, a two-time All-Star pitcher who helped the Yankees win the 1961 World Series, died Wednesday. He was 88.

The Yankees said Arroyo’s daughter, Milagros, told the team he died in Puerto Rico. She said he had been diagnosed last month with cancer.

According to baseballreference.com, Arroyo was the first Puerto Rican-born player to appear for the Yankees. He joined them in 1960 and was a key part of their AL pennant-winning staff that year.

Arroyo followed up with an All-Star season, going 15-5 with a big league-leading 29 saves and pitching 119 innings while making 65 relief appearances.