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Former Yankees star pitcher Rudy May has died at the age of 80

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Former Yankees star pitcher Rudy May has died at the age of 80

Former New York Yankees pitcher and ERA champion Rudy May passed away on Saturday. He was 80.

May pitched 16 seasons in the major competitionsspending time with four different teams. He had two separate stints with the Yankees, spending seven seasons with the California Angels, two seasons with the Montreal Expos and two with the Baltimore Orioles.

An obituary for May was featured in the Daily progress in North Carolina.

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Rudy May throws a pitch

Rudy May, number 45 of the New York Yankees, pitches during a Major League Baseball game circa 1981 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. May played for the Yankees from 1974-76 and 1980-83. (Focus on Sports/Getty Images)

Montreal Expos historian Danny Gallagher posted on X that Mays had told him years ago that he had been suffering from diabetes for a long time.

During his 16 seasons in Major League Baseball, May was 152-156 with a 3.46 ERA over 535 games, including 360 starts.

May played his first season the angels in 1965 as a 20-year-old and had a 3.92 ERA over 124 innings of work. However, due to injuries he suffered that season, he did not appear in the major leagues again until 1969.

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Rudy May throws a pitch

Rudy May, number 43 of the Baltimore Orioles, pitches against the New York Yankees during a Major League Baseball game circa 1977 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. May played for the Orioles from 1976 to 1977. (Focus on Sports/Getty Images)

May was with the Angels from 1969 to 1974, when he was traded to the Yankees midseason.

His first stint with the Yankees began at the trade deadline in 1974 and ended in 1976, when he was traded to the Orioles on the deadline. After the 1977 season, May went to the Expos for two seasons before the Yankees brought him back for a second stint in 1980.

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Rudy May throws a pitch

Rudy May, number 45 of the New York Yankees, pitches during a Major League Baseball game circa 1981 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. May played for the Yankees from 1974-76 and 1980-83. (Focus on Sports/Getty Images)

May had the best year of his career with the Yankees in 1980, winning the ERA title with a 2.46 ERA in 175.1 innings of work. He spent the remainder of his career with the Yankees before retiring in 1983.

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Ryan Canfield is a digital production assistant for Fox News Digital.