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MLB News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / June 3

Former Pitt Baseball Player, MLB Veteran Dies

PITTSBURGH — A former Pitt Panthers star on the baseball team during the 1990s died recently. Jason Conti, who played three seasons for Pitt from 1994-96, died on May 17 at 50 years old after suffering a traumatic brain injury, according to an Instagram post from his former Pitt teammate, Kevin Kramer.

Milwaukee Brewers News / WI Sports Heroics / June 2
Former Milwaukee Brewers Outfielder Passes Away at Age 50 Following Fatal Injury

Former Milwaukee Brewers Outfielder Passes Away at Age 50 Following Fatal Injury

Earlier this year, the Milwaukee Brewers, and all of Major League Baseball, suffered a crushing loss as Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Uecker passed away at the age of 90.

Arizona Diamondbacks News / Athlon Sports / June 2
Diamondbacks Post Message After Sudden Passing of Former Outfielder

Diamondbacks Post Message After Sudden Passing of Former Outfielder

On May 20 it was reported by Newsweek that former MLB outfielder Jason Conti had passed away following a severe brain injury. This report referenced an Instagram post from Kevin Kramer, a teammate of Conti at the University of Pittsburgh where the two played college baseball.

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