Former Twins pitcher Jim Mudcat Grant dies at 85

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That account is fantastic to follow on Twitter. So many great videos like those are posted.

 

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RIP Mudcat

 

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Go Mudcat Grant!!

 

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Mudcat Grant, who helped take the Minnesota Twins to the 1965 World Series when he became the American League’s first Black pitcher to post a 20-win season, has died at 85.
The Twins announced Grant’s death on Twitter but did not immediately provide details.
Grant led the American League in victories, winning percentage and shutouts in 1965 and pitched for 14 major league seasons.
He was remembered as a leading right-hander of his time, but also for his intriguing nickname, his second career singing and dancing at nightspots, and his book profiling outstanding Black pitchers.
Grant, a two-time All-Star, was a mainstay in the starting rotation for the Cleveland Indians and the Twins for much of his career, then became a reliever, most notably with the Oakland A’s and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Mudcat Grant, American League’s First Black 20-Game Winner, Dies at 85 (Published 2021)

After 14 major league seasons, he wrote a book about Black pitchers and sang in nightclubs. “I made way more money in music than I did in baseball,” he said.

www.nytimes.com

 

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Mudcat was featured as the Sunday Today "A Life Well Lived".

Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant, pioneering MLB pitcher dies at 85

Jim Grant, a pioneering Black baseball player who was playing semi-pro by age 13 and eventually led the Minnesota Twins to the World Series, has died at age 85. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.

www.today.com

RIP