Overview

• Dr. Ron Taylor died on June 16, 2025, at age 87 in Toronto after a lengthy illness, a passing confirmed by the Blue Jays and Mets.
• He broke into the majors with the Cleveland Indians in 1962 and earned rings with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1964 and the New York Mets in 1969.
• In the Mets’ ‘Miracle’ season, Taylor led the team with 59 appearances, posted a 2.72 ERA and secured crucial saves in the NLCS and World Series.
• After retiring from baseball in 1972, he earned his medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1977, joined the Blue Jays as team physician in 1979 and was known to many as “Dr. Baseball.”
• Taylor’s dual contributions to sport and medicine earned him induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, as well as the Order of Ontario.