Kevin Foster Death at 39, Former Cubs Pitcher 1969-2008

Kevin Foster: 1969-2008

(January 13, 1969-October 11, 2008) died at age 39 of renal cancer.announced that his brother's death had occurred in Oklahoma on Monday. The five year Chicago Cubs veteran died of renal cell carcinoma.

Foster grew up in the Chicago and debuted in MLB on September 12, 1993 with the Philadelphia Phillies. He went on to play for the Chicago Cubs from 1994-1998.

His brother related the following: "Kev was just a nice humble kid. Just a regular guy. It was like a dream for him when he got to play for the Cubs. We used to come down on the L and watch games at Wrigley Field as kids and then he ended up pitching there."

Foster's Cubs record was 32-28. An arm injury ended his career and he moved to Oklahoma where he became a truck driver following a brief comeback attempt with the Texas Rangers farm team in 2001.

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