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Mike Greenwell, ex-Red Sox OF and 2-time All-Star, dies at 62

Mike Greenwell, ex-Red Sox OF and 2-time All-Star, dies at 62

BOSTON — Mike Greenwell, an outfielder who played 12 seasons with the Boston Red Sox and finished second in the 1988 American League MVP voting, died Thursday, his wife said. He was 62. The Boston Globe reported in mid-August that Greenwell had medullary thyroid cancer. Tracy Greenwell told WINK, a radio station in Lee County, Florida, that her husband died …

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Mike Greenwell Passes Away – MLB Trade Rumors

Mike Greenwell Passes Away – MLB Trade Rumors

Former big leaguer and member of the Red Sox Hall of Fame Mike Greenwell has passed away at the age of 62, according to multiple sources. It was revealed in August that he had been diagnosed with medullary thyroid cancer, per Emma Healy of The Boston Globe. Greenwell was born in Kentucky but raised in Florida. In the latter state, …

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Mike Greenwell, longtime Boston Red Sox outfielder, dies at 62

Mike Greenwell, longtime Boston Red Sox outfielder, dies at 62

Former Red Sox outfielder Mike Greenwell dies of cancer at age 62 Former Red Sox outfielder Mike Greenwell dies of cancer at age 62 00:52 Longtime Boston Red Sox outfielder Mike Greenwell has died at 62 years old. Greenwell played his entire career with the Red Sox, starting in 1985 through his retirement in 1996. In 1988, Greenwell finished second …

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