Before we go, a sad report: baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett has died. The ten-time all star and six-time gold glove outfielder suffered from a stroke on Sunday. He died yesterday at a Phoenix hospital. Puckett plays for the Minnesota Twins his entire career and led the team to two World Series championships in 1987 and 1991. He retired in 1996 after glaucoma took the sight in his right eye. He was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 2001. When he retired, Puckett told the press he always gave it his all.</s>Mr. KIRBY PUCKETT (Baseball Hall of Famer): Anybody who knows me, including my team mates, knows that any time I put the uniform on--that I laugh and joke with the opposition--but when it was time to get it on, I got it on, and I gave it everything I had.</s>ED GORDON, host: He was known for his bubbly personality and was beloved by fans in and outside the Twin Cities. Kirby Puckett was 45 years old.</s>ED GORDON, host: Next up on NEWS AND NOTES, our tech guru, Mario Armstrong, joins us to talk about some unique possibilities for a troubled city, and the words of soul man Eldridge Cleaver.</s>ED GORDON, host: You're listening to NEWS AND NOTES from NPR News.
Former Minnesota Twins outfielder and Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Kirby Puckett suffered a stroke on Sunday and died Monday at a Phoenix hospital. Puckett led the Twins to two World Series Championships before retiring in 1996. He was 45 years old.