UPDATE — 4/21/26, 8:51 p.m. ET: The cause of death of Major League Baseball legend Garret Anderson has been clarified after he suffered a “medical emergency” on Thursday, April 16.
The Orange County Sheriff Coroner’s Office confirmed on Tuesday, April 21, that Anderson died “as a result of pancreatitis,” detailing the illness to USA Today Sports, as “acute necrotizing pancreatitis.”
Anderson’s wife, Teresa, had initially told ESPN’s Michael Eaves that she thought her husband had died of a heart attack. The three-time All-Star was 53 years old.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, necrotizing pa...
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