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Baseball legend Rico Carty, who played for the Braves franchise in Milwaukee and Atlanta, passed away over the weekend at the age of 85.
Carty played for the Braves from 1963 to 1972 and won the 1970 NL batting title after hitting a major league-best .366.
Listín Diario reported that he died at a hospital in Atlanta on Saturday night and the Daily Mail reported that he had been hospitalized for the past two weeks with intestinal ailments.
“Few players in franchise history connected with Braves fans like Rico Carty. A fan-favorite almost instantly after the club arrived in Atlanta from Milwaukee in 1966, Rico left an indelible mark on the Braves organization,” the team said in a statement. “While his on-field accomplishments will never be forgotten, his unforgettable smile and generous nature will be sorely missed. It is with a heavy heart we send our sincerest condolences to his family, friends, and numerous fans around the world.”
Carty had been inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame in 2023 and made his big league debut for the ballclub in September of 1963.
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