Gwynn had two operations for cancer in his right cheek between August 2010 and February 2012. I’m gonna do everything in my power to continue to … Make u proud!” “Today I lost my Dad, my best friend and my mentor,” Gwynn Jr. Gwynn’s son, Tony Jr., was in Philadelphia, where he plays for the Phillies. Gwynn’s wife, Alicia, and other family members were at his side when he died, Boggs said. He excelled at hitting singles the other way, through the “5.5 hole” between third base and shortstop. 338 average and won eight NL batting titles. His terrific hand-eye coordination made him one of the game’s greatest contact hitters. In a rarity in pro sports, Gwynn played his whole career with the Padres, choosing to stay rather than leaving for bigger paychecks elsewhere. That’s probably the best way I can describe his fight against this illness he had, and he was courageous until the end.” “He was in a tough battle and the thing I can critique is he’s definitely in a better place,” Boggs told The Associated Press. He died at a hospital in suburban Poway, agent John Boggs said. He had been on a medical leave since late March from his job as baseball coach at San Diego State, his alma mater. He attributed his oral cancer to years of chewing tobacco. Padre” and was one of the most beloved athletes in San Diego. Gwynn, a craftsman at the plate and winner of eight batting titles, was nicknamed “Mr. Tony Gwynn, the Hall of Famer with a sweet left-handed swing who spent his entire 20-year career with the Padres and was one of the game’s greatest hitters, died of cancer Monday.
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