On Wednesday, former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu was found dead in his apartment outside Los Angeles. Authorities are calling Irabu’s death an apparent suicide. It was the second tragedy to confront the sports world this week. On Monday, U.S. freestyle skier Jeret “Speedy” Peterson, who won the Olympic silver medal in aerials at
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Hideki Irabu: A One-Time Baseball Sensation Meets a Sad End