Former Cardinals pitcher and 16-year Major League veteran Rheal Cormier died on Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer at his home in New Brunswick, Canada.
Cormier pitched for the Cardinals from 1991 to 1994, going 24-23 with an ERA of 4.12. The team originally drafted him in the sixth round of the 1988 amateur draft.
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We are saddened to learn about the passing of former Cardinals pitcher, Rheal Cormier. Our thoughts are with his loved ones during this difficult time. pic.twitter.com/UVpligNM8S
The durable left-hander, whom many players referred to as “Frenchy,” spent 16 seasons in the majors and pitched in the Olympics before and after his time in the big leagues.
Overall, he was 71-64 with two saves and a 4.03 ERA with St. Louis, Boston, Montreal, Philadelphia and Cincinnati. A member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Cormier pitched 683 games — among his countrymen, only Paul Quantrill (841) pitched more in the majors.
Cormier is survived by his wife, Lucienne, son Justin and daughter Morgan.
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