Jim Corsi, a former MLB pitcher from Newton whose professional stops included his hometown Red Sox, has died at age 60 after a battle with liver and colon cancer.
WBZ-TV’s Steve Burton broke the news that the longtime relief pitcher passed away Tuesday morning at his Bellingham home surrounded by family members.
The news of Corsi’s death comes just a day after the release of a WBZ interview in which he told Burton he was “at peace” with his diagnosis.
“I know if I die I’m going to a better place, that’s the No.