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Former Cardinals OF Chris Duncan Dies from Brain Cancer at Age 38

Former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder and first baseman Chris Duncan died of brain cancer at the age of 38 years old on Friday in Tucson, Arizona, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

Fox Sports Midwest first reported the news of Duncan's death.

Per USA Today's Scott Boeck, Duncan was first diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2012. Duncan's mother, Jeanine, died of glioblastoma at the age of 64 in 2013.

Jenifer Langoschof MLB.com previously reported that Duncan had undergone surgery to remove the tumor shortly after his initial diagnosis.