NBA playoffs 2026: Raptors' Immanuel Quickley out for Game 1 vs. Cavaliers with strained hamstring

The Toronto Raptors will be without starting point guard Immanuel Quickley as they begin their first-round NBA playoff series versus the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Quickley is out for Saturday’sGame 1with a strained right hamstring he suffered in Toronto’s final regular-season game last Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets. He did not play the second half of that matchup after playing 17 minutes in the first half.

The six-year veteran missed eight games from late March to early April due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot. There’s no indication the foot condition led to his hamstring injury, though it’s a possibility.

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Quickley, 26, was the Raptors’ leading 3-point shooter this season with 476 attempts. His 37% rate was second among Toronto scorers to Brandon Ingram’s 38% (on 353 attempts). He was the team’s fourth-leading scorer, averaging 16.4 points per game with 5.9 assists, 4 rebounds and 1.4 steals.

As it applies to the matchup with the Cavaliers, Quickley would have been the primary defender on Donovan Mitchell. Jamal Shead will replace Quickley in the Toronto starting lineup and thus draw the defensive assignment on Mitchell, who led Cleveland in scoring with 27.9 points per game.

Scottie Barnes is regarded as the Raptors’ best defensive player, but will likely be occupied with checking James Harden (20.5 points per game) throughout the series.

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April 21, 2026

NBA playoffs 2026: Raptors' Immanuel Quickley out for Game 1 vs. Cavaliers with strained hamstring

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No cuddles, but lots of care: How a Paris-area wildlife hospital keeps rescued animals wild

MAISONS-ALFORT, France (AP) — Awildlifehospital in a southeasternParissuburb is a place of no cuddles but lots of care. It helps injured, sick and orphaned animals — often victims of human activity and increasing urbanization — heal so they can return to their natural habitat.

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Last week, a female fox cub was found alone in a garden on the city's outskirts, with no sign of her mother nearby. Now a team of volunteers takes care of her around the clock.

“We’ll make sure she’s eating well,” animal caretaker Valentin Delon said. “If that’s not the case, we might provide supplemental bottles to ensure she gains enough weight.”

Over the past year, the Wildlife Veterinary Hospital in Maisons-Alfort has taken in more than 10,400 wild animals, including a wide variety of birds and European mammals such as foxes, deer andhedgehogs.

Like the little brown-furred cub, the animals can easily capture a caretaker's heart — but bonding with humans is not an option when the goal is to eventually return them to the wild.

Caring for a fragile fox cub

The baby fox was found by residents who own hunting dogs. Estimated to be about 2 weeks old, she was far too young to survive on her own.

At the Maisons-Alfort hospital, veterinarian Julie Piazza carefully examined her and aside from a minor injury, possibly caused by a wild animal or a dog’s bite, she was found to be in good health.

The cub was fed artificial milk — a product matching the composition of animal-produced milk — and because of that, her abdomen was swollen, Piazza said.

"That’s common in a young one that has had a disruption in its diet,” she added.

Once healed, the animals are transferred to outdoor enclosures and aviaries to prepare for a reintroduction into their natural environment.

Delon, the caretaker, says that “any kind of imprinting” — measures that attach the animals to their caregiver long-term — must be avoided.

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“So we don’t cuddle them, we don’t talk to them,” she said. "There’s really a distance to maintain for their own good in the end, so they can be released later.”

Because she is just a cub, once she grows sufficiently, the baby fox will first be transferred to a rehabilitation center and placed with other foxes in an enclosure.

“We can’t just release her into the wild like that,” Delon said. “She really needs to go into an enclosure first, and then gradually we’ll open the door so she can come and go while still being fed. Then we’ll gradually reduce the food, and that’s how we achieve a truly gradual release.”

Juveniles are especially vulnerable

The hospital ran by the Faune Alfort group is the only facility in the greater Paris area that treats a wide range of wild species. Some 86% of its patients are birds.

Last week, there was a swan with a broken wing, injured hedgehogs, dozens of ducklings often found on balconies and elsewhere without parents, and lots of pigeons that are treated just as carefully as rarer birds.

Elisa Mora, head of communications for Faune Alfort, a nonprofit group running the Maisons-Alfort hospital, said a record 200 admissions were reported in a single day last summer. The hospital is mostly financed by donations from individuals and charities, and relies on volunteers to help feed and care for the animals.

April to September is the "juvenile period when wild animals reproduce” and the admissions peak, Mora said.

“Wild animals are already vulnerable, but juveniles even more so,” she said. Those too badly injured or unable to return to the wild have to be euthanized.

Bringing a response to human impact

Veterinarian Jean-François Courreau launched Faune Alfort in 1987, inspired by students willing to better treat wild animals. Six years later, the idea turned into a proper hospital, hosted by the National Veterinary School of Alfort, established in the 18th century.

“It’s hard to stand by helplessly in front of an animal in distress without being able to do anything," Courreau said, adding that it's his duty to help as a vet.

When people find a wild animal in distress, they think “I can’t do anything, and the animal is going to die," he said. "So when they know a care center exists and that they can bring the animal there, it’s a huge relief.”

The vast majority of animals brought to the hospital — as many as 60% to 80% of admissions — are victims of road collisions, animals caught in barbed wire or injured by people using gardening tools or agricultural machinery, among other causes.

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Why The Independent’s evidence from last September is a problem for Starmer

As he set out his defence to the House of Commons,Sir Keir Starmerwas asked multiple times by MPs, including the Conservative leaderKemi Badenoch, aboutThe Independent’sfront page story on 12 September last yearthatPeter Mandelsonhad failed security vetting.

More damaging still are the WhatsApp messagessent by this publicationto the then director of communications in Downing Street, Tim Allan, raising the issue on 11 September.

This has been described by a number of civil servants and senior politicians as the “smoking gun” in the entire scandal, because it is at odds withthe prime minister’s own assessment.

Sir Keir claimed that he, his ministers and Downing Street only found out about the security vetting failure last week. But doubt has been cast on this claim becauseThe Independentinformed Downing Street’s most senior communications official months before.

Added to that, it raises serious questions about what the prime minister was told in September by his then director of communications.

In normal circumstances, these issues are raised through the system and lead to investigations into the truth. Most crucially, they should have raised a red flag with the prime minister.

But it seems that nothing happened and the warnings were ignored.

This is no small thing. Lord Mandelson spent months as the UK’s ambassador to Washington.

He was the most important UK diplomat in the United States at a time when Britain was grappling with a difficult president in the White House.

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As ambassador, he would have been party to a huge amount of information, some of it designed to be seen only by those who have passed the highest level of security vetting.

When the prime minister sacked him last September, he accused Lord Mandelson of lying to his officials during that process and said he had fired him when the full extent of his relationship emerged with the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Then, crucially, in February, Sir Keir told journalists: “Security vetting, carried out independently by the security services, which is an intensive exercise that gave him clearance for the role. You have to go through that before you take up the post. Clearly, both the due diligence and the security vetting need to be looked at again.”

But this took place months afterThe Independentinformed No 10 of the failure.

On Monday, the PM insisted that he should have been told last year that his former man in Washington had failed security clearance. But, of course, Downing Street was told this byThe Independent.

Last week, Sir Keir said he was “furious” when he found out and that it was unacceptable he was not told.

Within hours, he had fired the most senior civil servant in the Foreign Office, Sir Olly Robbins. That, Sir Keir has been very clear about, was because he was aware of the recommendation not to give Lord Mandelson security clearance and did not inform the prime minister.

But Sir Keir still faces a key question, one which was summed up by the mother of the House, the long-time Labour MP Diane Abbott, who is currently suspended from the party and sits as an independent.

She cornered him in the Commons to ask: “It’s one thing to say, as [Starmer] insists on saying, ‘Nobody told me, nobody told me anything, nobody told me’. The question is, why didn’t the prime minister ask?”

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Kathrine Switzer, the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon, Recalls Being 'Attacked' During Famous 1967 Race (Exclusive)

Kathrine Switzer faced physical and verbal attacks during the 1967 Boston Marathon, but refused to quit the race

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• Her historic run led to the inclusion of women in the Boston Marathon starting in 1972

• Switzer continues to empower women globally through her nonprofit 261 Fearless and celebrates her legacy in running events

When Kathrine Switzer stepped up to the start line at the Boston Marathon in 1967, she knew she had done everything she could to train for the moment.

The then-20-year-old Switzer, a Syracuse University student, had spent months working alongside cross-country assistant coach Arnie Briggs, logging hundreds of miles in preparation for the big day to prove that she could do it.

Nearly 60 years later, ahead of the 2026 Boston Marathon, Switzer caught up with PEOPLE to talk about her experience and share what made her keep going even after she "was attacked in the race."

While no woman had ever officially run the Boston Marathon, Switzer was determined to be the first. Leading up to the race, Switzer tells PEOPLE she didn't hide the fact that she was a woman.

At her coach's advice, she registered for the race and signed up as K.V. Switzer, the name she had been using since she was 13, inspired by journalists who signed their work with their initials. She paid the entry fee, and on race day, her coach picked up the bibs for everyone in their group.

Despite hoping to wear "really cute maroon shorts" and a matching top, she ultimately had to wear a sweatsuit due to the cold weather and sleet, which she was used to after months of training in Upstate New York.

As she looked down to pin her bib, reality set in when she saw her name, K.V. Switzer, next to her number, 261.

"I wasn't disguised," she emphasizes. "I didn't have a hood up. I had on a sweater, a sweatshirt, and sweatpants because it was really freezing."

Switzer and all the runners were then pushed into the starting area, and the race officials checked off her number. She recalls thinking to herself, "Well, there's no problem, obviously."

"The guys all knew I was a girl, and were thrilled," she says. "They were coming over to me and said, 'Wish my wife would run,' or 'I wish my girlfriend would want to,' and 'You're going to go the whole way?' The gun goes off, and I felt great."

However, just a few miles in, she caught the eye of the press truck, and they immediately started "screaming at the driver to slow down" so they could ask her questions.

Soon after, however, she heard someone from the running board shouting at her, saying, "What's going on?"

"He's just shouting at me. All of a sudden, somebody pushed him and came running down the street after me, and I didn't see that," she shares.

Before she knew it, she was being accosted by the race manager, Jock Semple, who tried to remove her bib and kick her out of the race.

"I heard him at the last minute because of his leather shoes, and at the moment I turned, he was right in my face, screaming at me, 'Get the hell out of my race!' with his hand on my shoulder," she recalls.

"He said, 'Get the hell out of here and give me those numbers!'" she adds.

Switzer jumped back and turned to get away from him, but Semple pulled on the back of her shirt and grabbed at her race bib, tearing off the top corner.

"Arnie, my coach, who knew him well, they used to run together, started screaming, 'Jock, leave her alone. She's okay, I've trained her,'" Switzer recalls. "He said, 'You stay out of this,' and he pushed Arnie."

Her boyfriend at the time, Thomas Miller, was a 235-lb. All-American football player who had decided to run alongside Switzer. When Miller saw what was going on, "he clipped the official and sent him flying."

"I went, 'God, we killed him!'" she remembers. "Because he smashed him really, and so I saw him going through the air, and then I took off down the street, and Arnie said, 'Run like hell!' "

Switzer and Briggs eventually caught up to the press truck, which she says accelerated and "knocked over half the photographers." While members of the press had initially been kind to Switzer, they then started screaming at her.

"'When are you going to quit? What are you trying to prove? You're a Suffragette!'" she recalls them yelling. "Really, really aggressive stuff, and I said, 'Listen, I'm trying to run, just leave me alone, I'm trying to run.' "

As the press prodded her and questioned her intentions, she finally replied, "I'm not saying anything to you guys. If you want to cover the race, you'd better get up there with the leaders. I'm in the race, I'm staying in it. On my hands and my knees if I have to, I am finishing."

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The people on the press truck didn't believe her, but they drove off to capture the front of the race.

"Arnie said, 'Are you serious?' I said, 'I'm very serious. Everybody's always telling women that they can't do things, and when they try them, then they do something like this, so no wonder they can't do things. I'm going to finish the job.' "

With that in mind, despite the adrenaline, her coach told her that they needed to slow down, get in control, and finish the race.

"Time went on, and I was so angry at this official, and then while I was on Heartbreak Hill, I let it go," she tells PEOPLE. "I said he's a product of his time. I'm not going to convince him of anything. I'll finish the race. That probably won't convince him, but Ihaveto finish the race."

Around three to four miles away from the finish line, Switzer says she noticed a few women on the sidelines. Many of whom were watching her with their arms folded.

"But," she emphasizes, "one of them went down on her knees and was holding onto the fence, and she goes, 'Come on, honey, do it for all of us!' "

That moment made her realize that the race was bigger than her.

"I said, 'My God, if I just give them the opportunity, maybe they'll run,'" she says. "Physically, I felt great, but mentally I felt like I had so much work to do. I could see it: the years ahead. If I'm really serious about this, it's going to be hard, but it's worth doing. So, we'll do that. I crossed the finish line and said, 'Okay, time to get to work.' "

And that she did.

Many of the people who covered the race were convinced it would be Switzer's last. She remembers one of them saying, "This is just a one-off deal, you'll never run another marathon, right?" to which she replied, "One day you're going to hear about a little old lady who's 80 years old training in Central Park and drops dead. It's going to be me. I am running forever."

While change took time, it happened nonetheless.

After the marathon, the AAU banned women from competing in races against men, as women had not previously been explicitly excluded. Five years later, however, in 1972, women were officially allowed to compete in the Boston Marathon.

Switzer finished third in the 1972 Boston Marathon, and Semple, the same man who tried to stop her, presented her with her trophy.

Switzer, now 79, tells PEOPLE that she continues to run 30 to 40 miles a week. Her experience with the Boston Marathon led to her creating women-only events because they could be nonintimidating and welcoming, and women "really responded."

Through her global nonprofit, 261 Fearless, Switzer continues the mission she first set out on, building a worldwide community that uses running as a vehicle to empower women of all backgrounds to realize their strength — physically, mentally and socially.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of running the Boston Marathon, Switzer ran the race again in 2017 to help raise money for her charity and her nonprofit.

"It was one of the happiest days of my life, actually. It was the first time that women were fifty-fifty. At the finish line, waiting for me with a medal, I could see Joann Flaminio from the top of Boylston Street, the first woman president of the Boston Athletic Association. It was a momentous occasion," Switzer shares.

The whole experience was "so much fun."

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"I stopped 13 times on the course. Everybody had a sign. Women were holding little girls and saying, 'Please kiss my little girl,'" she remembers. "Everybody out there knew about it. They'd say, 'There goes Kathrine.' I didn't have Kathrine on my shirt or anything, but the fact that they knew the history and were appreciative of it, rather than scorning it."

In this year's race on April 20,Switzer's261 Fearlessrunners are sponsored byAvon. Switzer previously served as Avon's Global Running Ambassador and helped expand the brand's international running programs, including the Avon International Running Circuit, the largest women's running series in the world at the time, which raised awareness and funds for breast cancer and other critical causes affecting women.

Switzer has transformed the landscape of athletics for women and hopes to continue that legacy by showing women how running can serve as a vehicle to empower and unite.

"When I'm running, the guy next to me is a different race from me, doesn't speak English, the person on my right, I don't know their gender, and we don't care. As long as they can run, we're running together," Switzer says. "At the end, we hug each other,all stinking and sweating. I would give my life for them during that time. We will never see each other again after some time. It's a phenomenal feeling."

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Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee latest MLB player to make gender reveal with on-field gear

Another day, another on-field gender reveal in Major League Baseball.

Continuing what has become a trend in the early weeks of the 2026 season, Cleveland Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee took the field forFriday’s 6-4 lossto the Baltimore Orioles sporting pink shoelaces to reveal that his brother and sister-in-law are expecting a baby girl.

Bibee joined Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt and Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Joey Bart in using their on-field gear to reveal the gender of a baby to someone close to them.

Pfaadt wore pink shoelacesduring his start last Saturdayagainst the Philadelphia Phillies to reveal that his brother Brett and Brett’s partner, Hannah, are having a daughter.

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Earlier this week, Bartdonned a pink armbandon behalf of teammate Braxton Ashcraft to reveal to family and friends that the pitcher and his wife are going to have a baby girl.

Did each player channel the vibes of sharing their good news with family, friends and fans into a successful performance?

Pfaadt allowed three runs on five hits and three walks over six innings, taking the loss ina 4-3 defeatto the Phillies. Ashcraft earned a no-decision while giving up two runs and five hits with seven strikeouts inan 8-7, 10-inning lossto the Nationals. Bart batted 1-for-5 and whiffed twice in the game.

Bibee pitched six scoreless innings with five strikeouts versus the Orioles, allowing four hits and three walks. However, the Guardians squandered a 4-0 lead with Shawn Armstrong allowing three runs in relief, followed by two yielded by Erik Sabrowski and Connor Brogdon serving up a decisive home run to Jeremiah Jackson.

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NBA playoffs 2026: Magic make Hornets disappear with 121-90 play-in win, advance to face Pistons

The Orlando Magic won the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference, demolishing the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA play-in tournament, 121-90. Orlando will now face the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in a first-round playoff matchup beginning Sunday.

Charlotte was one of the most exciting teams in the NBA, making a surprising run to a play-in berth with an explosive offense. Meanwhile, Orlando was one of the league’s more disappointing teams, having to fight for a play-in spot, rather than finish among the East’s top contenders. Yet Friday’s result looked nothing like that.

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Paolo Banchero scored 25 points with 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block to lead the Magic. Franz Wagner followed with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, while Wendell Carter Jr. added 16 points (hitting both of his 3-point tries) and 6 boards.

Orlando put the Hornets in a deep hole early with stifling defense and accurate shooting. The Magic forced four turnovers and blocked two shots in the opening 12 minutes and had runs of 10-0 and 13-0 to seize control of the game. Hornets coach Charles Lee twice called timeout in an attempt to slow down Orlando, but that didn’t work.

The Magic led 38-16 after the first quarter, shooting 67% (16 of 24) from the floor. Banchero started red-hot, scoring 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting. Carter was right behind him, tallying 10 points and hitting all four of his shots.

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Stymied by a tight Magic defense, the Hornets began shooting 25% (5 for 20) and an offense dependent on the 3-pointer (Charlotte averaged 43.3 3-point shots per game) couldn’t hit many, going 3 of 10 from behind the arc in the opening 12 minutes.

Orlando didn’t let up in the second quarter, continuing its defensive pressure and making the Hornets settle for poor shots. The Magic finished the half with five blocks and held Charlotte to 34% shooting. LaMelo Ball scored only two points, hampered in part by three personal fouls.

Miles Bridges showed his frustration by getting called for a technical foul while pushing down on Desmond Bane after a loose-ball foul.

Even with a huge lead, the Magic continued to play with maximum effort, best demonstrated by Bane diving for loose balls and out-hustling the Hornets. That resulted in numerous easy fast-break baskets for Orlando, even for reserve players like Jamal Cain.

Ball scored 21 points in the second half to finish with 23 for the Hornets, but the outcome was decided by then. Bridges added 15 and Brandon Miller scored 14, shooting 4 of 7 on 3-pointers. Rookie of the Year contender Kon Knueppel scored 11 points, shooting 3 for 10 and 1 of 6 on 3s.

With the defeat, the Hornets missed the playoffs forthe 10th consecutive season, the longest drought in the NBA.

Game 1 of the Magic-Pistons first-round NBA playoff series isscheduled for Sundaywith tip-off at 6:30 p.m. ET. The two teams split their four regular-season matchups.

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Angels announce death of MLB legend Garret Anderson at age 53

Garret Anderson, one of the greatest and most beloved players inLos Angeles Angelshistory, has died at the age of 53, the team announced Friday.

Anderson, a three-time All-Star who helped lead the Angels to the 2002 World Series championship, played the majority of his 17-year career with the Angels. He holds franchise record for games played (2,013), hits (2,368), runs scored (1,024), RBI (1,292), and total bases (3,743). He ranked second behind only Hall of Famer Derek Jeter for the most hits from 1997-2003.

Anderson, the 2003 All-Star Game MVP and Home Run Derby winner, had been working for the Angels as a broadcaster.

“The Angels prganization is mourning the loss of one of our franchise’s most beloved icons," said Angels owner Arte Moreno in a statement.  “Garret was a cornerstone of our organization throughout his 15 seasons and his stoic presence in the outfield and our clubhouse elevated the Angels into an era of continued success...

"Garret will forever hold a special place in the hearts of Angels fans for his professionalism, class, and loyalty throughout his career and beyond. His admiration and respect for the game was immeasurable. We extend our deepest condolences to Garret’s wife Teresa, daughters Brianne and Bailey, son Garret ‘Trey’ Anderson III, and his entire family.”

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Anderson, who became only the second player in baseball history in 2000 to hit more home runs (35) than walks (24), finished fourth in the AL MVP race in 2002 when the Angels won the World Series. He hit .306 with 29 homers and 123 RBI, while scoring a career-high 93 runs.

Anderson retired in 2011 and was inducted into the Angels’ Hall of Fame in 2016.

Across Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson Day is observed as players take the field wearing the same number in recognition of his legacy.

These images show moments from around the league as teams mark the occasion during regular‑season play.

Above, Simeon Woods Richardson #24 of the Minnesota Twins delivers a pitch against the Boston Red Sox in the second inning at Target Field on April 15, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. All players are wearing the number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day.

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Scenes from Jackie Robinson Day across the MLB

Across Major League Baseball,Jackie Robinson Dayis observed as players take the field wearing the same number in recognition of his legacy.These images show moments from around the league as teams mark the occasion during regular‑season play.Above, Simeon Woods Richardson #24 of the Minnesota Twins delivers a pitch against the Boston Red Sox in the second inning at Target Field on April 15, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. All players are wearing the number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day.

“It is with mixed emotions that I have decided to retire from baseball," Anderson said in his retirement statement. “I know I will miss many aspects of the game, the grind of playing every day, hitting with the game on the line, the clubhouse banter, making a good defensive play, the guys, the roar of the crowd after a win, and the friendships made throughout the years. It was truly a privilege to play this wonderful game and for that I want to thank several individuals."

Anderson grew up in Granada Hills, California, and was selected in the fourth round of the 1990 amateur draft. He spent five years in the minors before making his MLB debut July 27, 1994 against Oakland with his first hit off Ron Darling. He finished second in the AL Rookie of the Year voting in 1995 behind Marty Cordova of the Minnesota Twins.

He was one of the game’s most durable players, playing an average of 156 games per year his first eight seasons. He finished with 2,529 hits and a career .293 batting average.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Garret Anderson dies at 53: Angels legend won World Series in LA

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Angels announce death of MLB legend Garret Anderson at age 53

Garret Anderson, one of the greatest and most beloved players inLos Angeles Angelshistory, has died at the age of 53, the team announce...

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