Posted on 05/13/2011 9:35:08 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
MINNEAPOLIS, (AP) -- Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew says he will no longer fight esophageal cancer and is settling in for the final days of his life.
The Minnesota Twins released a statement on Friday from Killebrew, saying he has "exhausted all options" for treatment and the cancer is incurable.
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My first MLB game was probably Tigers-White Sox, 1961. Jim Bunning was pitching for Detroit then. It was a time when you could take your own thermos full of hot dogs into Tiger stadium!
I love the ballpark!
RIP
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