Fallece Bob Veale, icónico lanzador de los Piratas de los 60, a los 89 años - The New York Times

Con una estatura de 1.98 metros, este rey de los ponches fue una figura destacada en la rotación de Pittsburgh, que mantenía a los bateadores en vilo tanto por su poderosa recta como por su imprevisibilidad.

Bob Veale, a towering left-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates who intimidated National League hitters with his fastball — and his wildness — in the 1960s and early ’70s, died on Jan. 3 in Birmingham, Ala. He was 89.

His death, in a long-term care facility, was confirmed by his sister Valencia Veale Johnson. She did not cite a cause.