Duane Ward, star reliever on Blue Jays' 1990s championship teams, dies at 62
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"Duane Ward, star reliever on Blue Jays' 1990s championship teams, dies at 62" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 6 articles from 6 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
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Coverage (10)
- Ward, star reliever on Jays' WS teams, dies at 62 www.espn.com · 20h ago
- Duane Ward, former Blue Jays pitcher, World Series champion, dies at 62 CTV News · 23h ago
- Two-time World Series champion Duane Ward dies at 62 NBC News · 23h ago
- SIMMONS: Stunning death of Duane Ward has Blue Jays in shock Toronto Sun · 23h ago
- Duane Ward, record-setting Blue Jays reliever, dead at 62 The New York Times · 23h ago
- Ward, legendary Blue Jays reliever and two-time champion, dies at 62 MLB.com · 23h ago
- Duane Ward, relief hero of Blue Jays World Series champion teams, dies at 62 USA Today · 23h ago
- Duane Ward, former Blue Jays pitcher, World Series champion, dies at 62 CBC · 23h ago
- Duane Ward Passes Away MLB Trade Rumors · 23h ago
- Duane Ward, star reliever on Blue Jays' 1990s championship teams, dies at 62 ESPN · 23h ago broke it first
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