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Vida Blue Dies: Youngest MVP In MLB History, Six-Time All-Star Was 73 – Deadline
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Vida Blue, MVP pitcher who won 3 World Series titles with the Oakland A's, dies at 73 - CBS News
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Vida Blue, Pitching Sensation for Champion A's Teams, Dies at 73 - The New York Times
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Vida Blue Dies at 73: Louisiana Legend, Southern Jaguar, 1971 MVP, Three-Time World Series Champion - HBCU Legends
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Vida Blue, legendary Oakland A's pitcher in the 1970s, dies at 73 - The Washington Post
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Vida Blue Dies at 73: Louisiana Legend, Southern Jaguar, 1971 MVP, Three-Time World Series Champion - HBCU Legends
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Former Birmingham A's pitcher, three-time World Series champion Vida Blue dies at 73
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Vida Blue dead, former AL MVP and World Series champion was 74 - Newsday