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The Palm Beach Post |
Springsteen, a nine-time Grammy winner, posted a tribute to DePugh on his Instagram page Sunday. "Just a moment to mark the passing of Freehold native and ballplayer Joe DePugh," Springsteen wrote.
USA Today |
DePugh was a stand-out pitcher who tried out for the Los Angeles Dodgers and played basketball at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, earning an English degree.
The New York Times |
The cause of death, in a hospice facility, was metastatic prostate cancer, his brother Paul said.

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