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Gary Wagner, a relief pitcher for the Phillies in the late-1960s, passed away on March 11, 2026 at age 85.
Wagner debuted with the Phillies in 1965. That was his career year, and he did so well that the Phillies traded their bullpen ace Jack Baldschun at the end of the season.
Wagner spent most of 1966-67 in the minors, but returned to pitch a full season for the Phils in 1968, picking up 8 saves.
He spent most of 1969 back in the minors, and was traded to the Red Sox in the final weeks of the season. His final MLB season was 1970 with Boston.
The obituary below was obviously created with AI, with its "summary" at the end. WTF? Can't a news service write a decent obituary any more? Lazy Newsweek shows "a photo of a Red Sox cap and glove on a bench". I realize some players were obscure enough to not have lots of photos taken of them, but at least they could get off their ass and search online for a baseball card!
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That AI generated obituary is absolutely horrendous.
Agreed. I'm not going to link to any obituaries in my future RIP posts. It used to be there was a good rundown of the player's career, and a nice photo.
The newspapers in the cities where the players played were the best source (because presumably they cared more). But now, most papers have a paywall, ESPN has them interspersed with current game results, and rags like SI and Newsweek are the worst - they include lazy-assed photos of "a (team-specific) cap and a glove on a bench".
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