BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles will honor former pitcher Mike Flanagan by wearing patches on their jersey sleeves for the rest of the season.
The team also placed his No. 46 on the right-field scoreboard before Friday’s game against the New York Yankees. It was to remain lit until the end of the game.
Flanagan died Wednesday at age 59. The left-hander won the Cy Young award in 1979 with Baltimore and was a member of the Orioles’ 1983 world championship squad.
Beginning Friday, the Orioles will wear a black circular patch on their right jersey sleeves with the word “FLANNY” written in white.
The Orioles planned to have a moment of silence before Friday’s game, the first contest at Camden Yards since Flanagan’s death.
