Always a fan favorite, so sad to hear of this. He was battling prostate cancer. Claudell will be missed.

Ex-Brave, Yankee,Ranger and A's Claudell Washington dies at age 65

Quote:Washington’s career began with the Oakland Athletics in 1974, when he played in 73 games. His debut came eight weeks before his 20th birthday. That season he played on the third of Oakland’s three consecutive World Series champions. Washington hit .571 against the NL champion Dodgers that October.

He signed with the Braves as a free agent after the 1980 season and was a key contributor to the 1982 National League West champions. The Braves traded Washington to the Yankees in June 1986, receiving Ken Griffey Sr. in return.

The Los Angeles native also had a place in pop culture history as it was his foul ball that Ferris Bueller ended up “catching” in the 1986 movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” as the movie used game footage from a 1985 game between Washington’s Braves and the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

"He (Claudell Washington) plays the outfield like he's trying to catch grenades." - New York Yankees Outfielder / Hall of Fame Outfielder Reggie Jackson (AP Wire, 1977)

Thompson: ‘Cool’ Claudell Washington, the former A’s and Yankees star who ‘wouldn’t change my script for nothing in the world’