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  • (Mark) Fidrych's death ruled an accident

    04/16/2009 1:42:38 PM PDT · by Red Steel · 8 replies · 934+ views
    MLB.com ^ | April 16, 2009 1:13 PM ET | Jason Beck
    Authorities confirm hurler suffocated working on truck The Worcester, Mass., medical examiner confirmed Thursday that former pitching great Mark Fidrych's death was an accident on his farm in nearby Northborough, Mass. The 54-year-old Tigers legend passed away Monday. A friend had found Fidrych underneath the 10-wheel dump truck that he drove for his gravel business. The death was immediately suspected to be accidental. The Associated Press reported the findings through the Worcester District Attorney's office. Fidrych had been working on something beneath the truck when his clothes became entangled in the truck's power takeoff shaft, a spinning part. It's a...