This is Diana Nyad for KCRW, and this is The Score. Mark Fidrych died this week in an accident on his farm in Massachusetts. He was only 54. The news threw me into a time machine and flashed me back ...

BOSTON ” Former All-Star pitcher Mark “the Bird” Fidrych was found dead Monday in an apparent accident at his farm. He was 54. Worcester County district attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. saids a family ...

Former All-Star pitcher Mark "The Bird" Fidrych was found dead Monday afternoon, the victim of an apparent accident at his farm in Northborough, Mass. He was 54. Worcester County district attorney ...

BOSTON -- Mark "the Bird" Fidrych, the fun-loving pitcher who baffled hitters for one All-Star season and entertained fans with his antics, was found dead Monday in an apparent accident at his farm.

June 28, 1976 The two boys, one Arab, one Black, hopped onboard the Cadillac-Harper and took their seats in back of the bus. Eddie had about a buck left in change. Pookie didn’t have a dime. Gus the ...

Fidrych was a curly-haired right-hander who was nicknamed 'The Bird' because of his resemblance to the Big Bird character on the Sesame Street television show. He was the American League Rookie of the ...