Article: PITCHER JOE KENNEDY, 28, DIES IN FLORIDA.(Sports)

Byline: Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. -- Joe Kennedy, a journeyman left-hander who pitched for three major league teams last season, died at his in-laws' home Friday. He was 28.

After going to bed early, Kennedy woke up at about 1:15 a.m. Friday and collapsed as he was leaving a bedroom at the home of his wife's parents, Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue took Kennedy to Brandon Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, she said.

"We were terribly shocked," said Blue Jays president Paul Godfrey. "From what we understand he was in Brandon ... to be the best man at a wedding today."

Godfrey didn't have ...

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