In memoriam: Remembering the Cubs we lost in 2024

Ken HoltzmanAl Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. He's also written three books about the Cubs, the latest is "Chicago Cubs Firsts."

At year’s end, it’s a good time to reflect and remember those who passed away throughout the year.

In the baseball world in general: Hall of Famers Orlando Cepeda, Rickey Henderson, Whitey Herzog and Willie Mays and notables Bud Harrelson, Pete Rose, Luis Tiant and Fernando Valenzuela.

There were also 12 members of the Cubs family who passed away in 2024, so even though there are couple of days remaining this year, let’s remember them today.

Here’s a link to the article I wrote about one of these men during the past year.

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