Randy Jones, Padres great and Cy Young Award winner, dies
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Former San Diego Padres star and 1976 National League Cy Young Award winner Randy Jones died Tuesday, the team announced Wednesday morning. Jones was 75. No official cause of death has been provided.
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Former Cy Young winner Randy Jones has died, the Padres announced. He was 75. Nicknamed “Junkman” due to an elite sinker that induced ground-ball outs, Jones was known for his elite control and won MLB’s top pitching award in 1976. He was an All-Star in 1975 and 1976 and was inducted into the Padres Hall of Fame in 1999.
Randy Jones, the San Diego Padres’ first Cy Young Award winner, died Tuesday at age 75, the team announced. Jones was drafted by the Padres in 1972 and became the club’s first pitcher to appear in an All-Star Game in 1975. He was an All-Star the following year when he won the NL Cy Young Award.
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