Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Joe Coleman died Wednesday morning, his son Casey Coleman confirmed earlier this week. Coleman was 78 when he died in his sleep in Jamestown, Tennessee.

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Joe Coleman, a lanky right-hander who won 142 games in 15 major league seasons and was an All-Star in 1972 with Detroit, has died.

The pitcher appeared for seven different teams in a 15-year career, and is part of the first three-generation family of pitchers in MLB history.

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DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers announced Thursday that former All-Star pitcher Joe Coleman has died at the age of 78. “We are saddened by the passing of former Tigers pitcher Joe Coleman, and share our condolences with his family and loved ones,” the team posted on X.

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