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Chet Lemon, key part of Tigers’ 1984 title team, dies at 70

  • Chet Lemon, a three-time All-Star and key member of the 1984 Detroit Tigers World Series champion team, died at age 70 in Apopka, Florida.
  • Lemon struggled with polycythemia vera, a type of blood cancer, for many years and experienced strokes in later life that impaired his ability to walk and speak before he passed away.
  • Lemon played 16 MLB seasons from 1975 to 1990 with Chicago and Detroit, hitting.273 with 215 home runs and 884 RBIs, and made a highlight catch in the 1984 World Series.
  • The Detroit Tigers announced his death on Thursday and said they join all of baseball in mourning, while teammates remembered him as a kind, fierce competitor with an infectious smile.
  • After retiring, Lemon focused on youth baseball development through the Chet Lemon Foundation, supporting athletes and stroke survivors, showing his lasting impact off the field.
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Detroit Free Press broke the news in Detroit, United States on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
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