Halos Heaven · Jun 11, 2020
Farewell, Claudell Washington
Photo by: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images Longtime major league outfielder Claudell Washington died on Wednesday at age 65.
Washington hit .278/.325/.420, a 106 OPS+ in 17 major league seasons, with 164 home runs, 334 doubles, and 1,884 hits, making two All-Star teams. He played for seven teams, including the Angels in the final two seasons of his career.
The Angels signed Washington to a three-year free agent contract in January 1989, and is one of 10 players in franchise history to hit a home run in his first at-bat with the team, doing so as a pinch hitter against White Sox pitcher Don Pall on April 4, 1989 in Anaheim.