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Tony Gwynn, a baseball Hall of Famer who won eight National League batting titles during a two-decade career with the San Diego Padres, has died of cancer. He was 54.
Gwynn, who disclosed he had cancer of the salivary glands in 2010, died today at Pomerado Hospital in Poway, California, the National Baseball Hall of Fame said in an e-mailed news release.
“We are terribly sad to say goodbye to our teammate, our friend and a legend, Tony Gwynn,” the Padres said on Twitter. “Rest in peace, Mr. Padre.”
