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? Fucking 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!
That AI generated obituary is absolutely horrendous.
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