RIP
MIAMI - February 14, 2014 (WPVI) -- ESPN is reporting that former major league manager and All-Star Jim Fregosi has died after suffering an apparent stroke while on a cruise for baseball fans.
According to ESPN Fregosi died early Friday morning from complications after suffering multiple strokes.
A spokeswoman for MSC Cruises says the 71-year-old Fregosi became ill Tuesday as the MSC Divina was headed from Grand Cayman to Mexico. The ship returned to Grand Cayman and Fregosi was later taken to a hospital in Florida.
Fregosi most recently worked as an executive for the Atlanta Braves.
Fregosi managed the Philadelphia Phillies to the 1993 National League pennant and the 1979 California Angels to their first American League Western Division title.
He played in the majors from 1961 to 1978. His best seasons came with the Angels, where he was six-time All-Star.
