Chris Duncan, R.I.P.

Former MLB player turned sports talk radio host Chris Duncan passed away following a lengthy battle with brain cancer, a disease which also claimed his mother. He was 38.

The son of longtime pitching coach Dave Duncan and older brother of former MLB player Shelley Duncan, he played with the St. Louis Cardinals as an outfielder and first baseman from 2005 to 2009. His best two seasons came in 2006 and 2007. In '06, Duncan hit a career high 22 HR and earned a World Series ring following that with 21 HR and 70 RBI in '07. Injuries would plague the rest of his career. The Cardinals traded Duncan to the Boston Red Sox for Julio Lugo during the 2009 season, but never played at Fenway Park. Duncan retired after being released by the Washington Nationals during spring training in 2010. In 389 games with the Cardinals, Duncan hit .257 with 55 HR and 175  RBI.

In 2011, Duncan returned to St. Louis where he embarked on a sports talk radio career. That career nearly ended when he was diagnosed with brain cancer the following year. By 2013, his cancer was in remission & he returned to the airwaves until his cancer returned earlier this year.

I leave you with a triumphant moment from that magical 2006 season when the sky was the limit. R.I.P.