Harmon Killebrew, the Hall of Famer who developed the strength to hit home runs by lifting 10-gallon milk cans as an Idaho farmhand and grew up to be one of the most feared sluggers of his generation, died this morning at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., four days after announcing that he was ending treatment for esophageal cancer.
His death was announced by the Minnesota Twins, which featured him as the centerpiece of their franchise through the 1960s and early ’70s.
Killebrew said in December that he had begun treatment for the cancer at a Mayo Clinic branch near his home. Last Friday, in a statement released by the Twins, he said that his doctors had told him his illness was incurable and that “with profound sadness” he was ending treatment.
“I have exhausted all options,” he said.
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