Dr. Ron Taylor, a 2-time World Series winner and former Blue Jays team physician, dies at 87
NEW YORK — Dr. Ron Taylor, a World Series champion pitcher with both the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets who later became the Toronto Blue Jays' team physician, died Monday. He was 87.
Taylor died in Toronto after a long illness, the Mets said in a statement.
A native of Toronto and a member of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, Taylor was part of the 1964 Cardinals' and 1969 Mets' championship teams.
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