{"id":58557,"date":"2025-06-26T03:37:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T03:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=58557"},"modified":"2025-06-26T03:37:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T03:37:03","slug":"red-sox-announce-passing-of-15-year-mlb-veteran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=58557","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Announce Passing of 15-Year MLB Veteran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Diego Segui, a 15-year\u00a0MLB\u00a0veteran who spent the 1974 and 1975 seasons with the\u00a0Boston Red Sox, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 87.<\/p>\n<p>Bob Kendrick, the president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, paid respects to Segui on Tuesday\u00a0in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Heartbroken about the news of the passing of my dear friend, and former @mlb\u00a0pitcher, Diego Segui. He was 87. We honored Diego last November with our Negro Leagues Beisbol Lifetime Achievement Award. 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Across those two campaigns, Segui pitched to a 8-13 record, 4.32 ERA and 1.50 WHIP in 91 pitching appearances, including one start. 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The Senators and Pilots have since relocated and been rebranded as the\u00a0Milwaukee Brewers\u00a0and\u00a0Texas Rangers, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Everett AquaSox, the High-A affiliate of the Mariners, Segui holds the distinction of being the only player to play for both MLB franchises in Seattle. He also threw the first pitch in Seattle Mariners franchise history, as he served as the team&#8217;s Opening Day starter in its\u00a0first regular season game\u00a0against the California (now\u00a0Los Angeles) Angels\u00a0on April 6, 1977.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjE1ODczNjUwNzk0OTY0MzM1\/usatsi_26300302.jpg\" alt=\"A Boston Red Sox hat and glove sit in the dug out before a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">A Boston Red Sox hat and glove sit in the dug out before a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Michael McLoone-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Overall, Segui is credited with a 92-111 record, 3.81 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 71 saves, 28 complete games, 1,298 strikeouts and 786 walks in 1,807.2 innings pitched across 639 career pitching appearances, 171 of which were starts. He led the American League in ERA in 1970 and is a member of the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame, which he was inducted into in 2003.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-embed-card--list\">\n<div class=\"m-card--media\"><a class=\"m-card--image-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/trade-idea-sends-alex-bregman-to-rival-yankees\" rel=\"\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjE1ODUyMTg3NTAxMjA4OTQz\/usatsi_26273679.webp 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjE1ODUyMTg3NTAxMjA4OTQz\/usatsi_26273679.webp 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjE1ODUyMTg3NTAxMjA4OTQz\/usatsi_26273679.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjE1ODUyMTg3NTAxMjA4OTQz\/usatsi_26273679.jpg 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjE1ODUyMTg3NTAxMjA4OTQz\/usatsi_26273679.jpg 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjE1ODUyMTg3NTAxMjA4OTQz\/usatsi_26273679.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diego Segui, a 15-year\u00a0MLB\u00a0veteran who spent the 1974 and 1975 seasons with the\u00a0Boston Red Sox, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 87. 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