Don Baylor, former MVP and manager of year, dead at 68

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Don Baylor, the 1979 AL MVP with the California Angels who went on to become manager of the year with the Colorado Rockies in 1995, has died. He was 68.
Baylor died Monday at a hospital in Austin, according to reports. His wife, Rebecca Baylor, confirmed the death in a statement posted on Major League Baseball’s website. He battled multiple myeloma for more than 10 years.
“Don passed from this earth with the same fierce dignity with which he played the game