Maury Wills Cause of Death

Los Angeles Dodgers legend, Maury Wills has died at age 89. He died on September 19, 2022.

The actual cause of death has not been revealed yet, but a news release stated that he passed away on Monday night at his home in Sedona, Arizona.

Maury played in Major League Baseball (MLB) primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1959 through 1966 and the latter part of 1969 through 1972 as a shortstop and switch-hitter; he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1967 and 1968, and the Montreal Expos the first part of 1969.

Wills played 71 games in 1972, recording 17 hits and one stolen base a .129 batting average. In his final MLB appearance on October 4, 1972, he served as a pinch runner for Ron Cey in the top of the ninth inning, scoring a run on a home run on a home by Steve Yeager while also playing the bottom of the ninth inning third base.

Willis was a coach on the team from 1996 to 1997 and served as a radio colour commentator for the RedHawks on KNFL until 2017.