Former Detroit Tigers catcher Bill Freehan, a perennial All-Star and the quiet leader of the 1968 world champions, has died at age 79, the team announced Thursday. Freehan had suffered from dementia ...

The Detroit Tigers are in mourning with the passing of legendary catcher Bill Freehan. Detroit Tigers iconic catcher Bill Freehan passed away at the age of 79 on Thursday morning. Freehan spent his ...

DETROIT -- Bill Freehan, who spent his entire 15-year career with his hometown Detroit Tigers and was considered one of the best catchers in franchise history, died Thursday. He was 79. An excellent ...

DETROIT – Bill Freehan, an 11-time All-Star catcher with the Detroit Tigers and key player on the 1968 World Series championship team, died Thursday at age 79. The Tigers honored Freehan with a moment ...

Aug. 19 (UPI) --Detroit Tigers icon Bill Freehan, an 11-time All-Star selection who played catcher on the 1968 World Series championship team, died Thursday at age 79. The organization honored Freehan ...

Bill Freehan lies on a hospital bed in the middle of the room. The World Series is on the TV. “Boston is playing,” Pat Freehan tells Bill, her husband. But she doesn’t know whether he can fully ...

Bill Freehan, the catcher who spent his career with the Detroit Tigers, has dementia and is under hospice care in northern Michigan. The Detroit Free Press says the 76-year-old Freehan cannot speak or ...

DETROIT (AP) — Bill Freehan, an 11-time All-Star catcher with the Detroit Tigers and key player on the 1968 World Series championship team, died Thursday at age 79. The Tigers honored Freehan with a ...