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Tigers icon Al Kaline dies at 85

Hall of Famer Al Kaline, who spent all 22 of his seasons with the Detroit Tigers, died on Monday, according to the Detroit Free Press. He was 85.

The cause of death wasn’t immediately known. The Free Press said Kaline died at his home in Bloomfield Hills, a suburb of Detroit.

Kaline, a Baltimore native, played in 18 All-Star Games, was a 10-time Gold Glove winner and had 3,007 hits and 399 homers with the Tigers from 1953-74.

The player universally known as ‘Mr. Tiger’ was a first-ballot Hall of Fame selection in 1980. The Tigers also retired his No. 6 that year.

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