Former Purple Sox Star Mike Greenwell Lifeless At 62 After Most cancers Battle

Unhappy information out of Purple Sox Nation … longtime outfielder Mike Greenwell died on Thursday, the MLB workforce introduced, following a brave combat with thyroid most cancers.

“We’re deeply saddened by the passing of Purple Sox Corridor of Famer Mike Greenwell,” the Sox stated on X this afternoon.

“‘The Gator” spent his complete profession in a Purple Sox uniform and was a beloved fixture of Fenway and Fort Myers. He gave a lot to Lee County and Sox Nation. We ship our like to the Greenwell household.”

Greenwell performed 12 seasons within the majors — all for the Purple Sox — after being chosen by the group within the third spherical of the 1982 draft. He made his Massive League debut in 1985.

After enjoying sparingly his first few seasons, Greenwell had a improbable 1988 season, incomes his first All-Star nod (he additionally made the ASG in ’89) and ending second within the A.L. MVP race behind slugger Jose Canseco … all whereas securing his function because the workforce’s left fielder.

Greenwell had 192 hits, 22 dwelling runs, and drove in 119 runs in ’88 … his finest season as a professional.

Mike retired in 1996 … after an excellent profession through which he had 1400 hits, 275 doubles, 387 triples, 130 dwelling runs,  and 726 RBIs. He additionally walked 460 occasions and had a batting common of .303.

Sadly, in August, Greenwell instructed an area information station in Florida — the place he was residing post-baseball profession — that he’d been recognized with medullary thyroid most cancers, a uncommon type of most cancers.