NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -Massachusetts authorities say former All-Star pitcher Mark Fidrych suffocated when his clothes became entangled with a spinning part on the truck he was working on.
The Worcester District Attorney’s office announced Thursday that the medical examiner has ruled Fidrych’s death an accident.
The 54-year-old Fidrych was found dead Monday beneath a 10-wheel dump truck at his Northborough home.
His clothes became entangled in the truck’s power takeoff shaft, a driveshaft that can be used to power another piece of equipment.
A funeral service is scheduled for Friday in Northborough, followed by a private burial.
Fidrych went 19-9 with a 2.34 ERA for the Detroit Tigers in 1976 to win the AL Rookie of the Year award.
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