The San Diego Padres Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn died June 16 at 54 from cancer. The California native, nicknamed Mr. Padre, joined the franchise in 1982. Two years later he won his first batting title, with a batting average of .351. That year he helped lead the Padres to their first World Series where they lost to the Detroit Tigers. Gwynn went on to become an eight-time National League batting champion. Gwynn retired in 2001 and became the baseball coach at San Diego State University. He joined the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
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