World Series champion Ron Taylor dead at 87

Dr. Ron Taylor, a two-time World Series champion pitcher who later became the Toronto Blue Jays’ team physician, has died, the New York Mets said on Monday. He was 87.

The Mets said Taylor died in Toronto after battling a long illness.

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Taylor got his start with the Cleveland Indians in 1962 and helped the St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series in 1964. After spending time with the Houston Astros, he joined the New York Mets and won a World Series title with them in 1969.

"Ron was the only guy on our staff with postseason experience," Taylor’s former teammate Art Shamsky said in a news release. "He had won a cham...