He hit like thunder and carried himself like a king. Now, Major League Baseball has lost one of its fiercest competitors and all-time best players. Dave Parker, the seven-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion who helped define an era of Pittsburgh Pirates baseball,

Dave Parker, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2013, will be inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame next month in Cooperstown.

Dave Parker, a hard-hitting outfielder who was set to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame next month, has died