Former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent dead at 86 after cancer battle
Former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent dead at 86 after cancer battle
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Published: Feb, 02 2025 20:40
Former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent, who famously banned Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, has sadly died at the age of 86. Vincent became a commissioner in 1989 following the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti, before being forced out three years later by owners intent on a labor confrontation with players. His wife Christina said he had undergone radiation and chemotherapy for bladder cancer and developed complications that included bleeding. He asked that treatment be stopped and died Saturday at a hospital in Vero Beach, Florida.
