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Baseball world mourns death of Marlins reporter

Steve Mitchell / US PRESSWIRE

Miami Marlins beat writer Juan C. Rodriguez of the Sun Sentinel passed away Monday from brain cancer.

Rodriguez, who joined the paper in July 2002, was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in 2012 after collapsing during work.

The baseball world responded with an outpouring of sadness following news of Rodriguez's death:

Rodriguez leaves behind his wife Tiffany and their two young children, Laura and Ryan.

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