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Ron Taylor, Two-Time World Series Champion and Blue Jays Team Physician, Dies at 87

The Blue Jays announced Monday that Taylor succumbed to a lengthy illness.

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FILE - The 1969 New York Mets, pose for a 10th anniversary reunion photo at New York's Shea Stadium Saturday, July 14, 1979. Present at the Old Timers' Day were, top row, from left: Ken Boswell, Ron Taylor; Ron Swoboda, Ed Kranepool, Don Cardwell, Jim McAndrew, and Gary Gentry. Second row: Art Shamsky, Donn Clendenon, Jack DiLauro, J.C. Martin, Tommie Agee and Ed Charles. Third row: Cleon Jones, Joe Pinatano, Rube Walker, Jerry Grote, and Al Weis. (AP Photo/Bob Schutz,File)
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Tom Seaver shakes hands with Ron Taylor during the presentation commemorating the New York Mets 40th anniversary of the 1969 World Championship team on August 22, 2009 at Citi Field.

Overview

  • Taylor won World Series titles as a reliever with the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals and the 1969 New York Mets, posting a 9–4 record and 13 saves during the Miracle Mets’ season.
  • He never allowed a run in his postseason career and earned a save in Game 2 of the 1969 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles.
  • After retiring in 1972, Taylor returned to Toronto to earn a medical degree in 1977 and joined the Blue Jays’ medical staff in 1979.
  • Nicknamed “Dr. Baseball,” he served as Toronto’s team physician for three decades, including during the club’s 1992 and 1993 championships.
  • Taylor was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, and he received the Order of Ontario in 2005.