https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ml...stop-dies.html

Bud Harrelson, the former New York Mets shortstop and manager, has died at age 79.

Harrelson was in hospice care on Long Island and had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016. The California native would endure a public battle with the disease for several years before retreating away from public life.

Throughout his health ordeal, Harrelson stayed involved with his professional pride and joy. He was part-owner of the Long Island Ducks, an independent minor league team located minutes from his home. He called his decades of work with the club - which he was instrumental in starting and running - his greatest achievement in baseball.

Known for his glove work as a shortstop, Harrelson played 15 MLB seasons and he was a member of the 1969 'Amazin' Mets,' who ended years of futility by upsetting the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series. He also famously came to blows with Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose during Game 3 of the 1973 National League Championship Series.

The team said Harrelson's family was planning a celebration of his life for a later date.