Mark Fidrych, who captured baseball's attention for one season, was found dead Monday at his farm in Northborough, Mass. Fidrych, known as "The Bird," was 54.

In one of baseball's most improbable stories, the Tigers drafted Mark "The Bird" Fidrych in 1974's 10th round after a scout saw him throw one pitch.

Detroit Tigers right-hander Mark Fidrych was just the second rookie to start an MLB All-Star Game, dating back to the game’s inception in 1933. This year, in the 94th edition of the game, we ...

BOSTON, April 13 -- Mark Fidrych, an eccentric all-star pitcher nicknamed "the Bird" whose career was shortened by injuries, was found dead Monday in an apparent accident at his farm. He was 54.

Mark Fidrych will be forever known as the pitcher who talked to the baseball. He'll always be a topic of conversation. "The Bird" died this week in an accident at the age of 54. His career ended ...

Detroit Tigers right-hander Mark Fidrych was just the second rookie to start an MLB All-Star Game, dating back to the game’s inception in 1933. This year, in the 94th edition of the game, we ...

Authorities are awaiting autopsy results on Mark Fidrych and trying to figure out how the former All-Star pitcher died on his Massachusetts farm.

BOSTON Mark Fidrych, an eccentric All-Star pitcher nicknamed "The Bird" whose career was shortened by injuries, was found dead Monday in an apparent accident at his farm. He was ...

Mark "The Bird" Fidrych was a starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. He won the Rookie of the Year award in 1976 when he went 19-9 with a 2.34 ERA and 24 complete games (a lost art).

Just four rookie pitchers have started the All-Star Game, per the Elias Sports Bureau: Hideo Nomo (1995), Fernando Valenzuela ('81), Mark Fidrych ('76) and Dave Stenhouse ('62).

Consider the fact Fidrych had one good season of baseball - and we're still writing about it more than three decades later. Baseball - sports in general, really - could use more Mark Fidryches.