Former Orioles pitcher Mike Flanagan reportedly found dead

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A man was found dead Wednesday afternoon on the rural Maryland property of former Baltimore Orioles pitching great, Mike Flanagan, Baltimore County police said.



The body found was Flanagan’s, according to at least two Baltimore media outlets and a statement issued on the Orioles team Web site Wednesday night.



Police were called to a home in the 15000 of York Road in the Sparks area of the county about 4:26 p.m. and found a man deceased, said Elise Armacost, a spokeswoman for Baltimore County fire and police. The body was found “on a path or trail” outside of the home, which is owned by Flanagan, Armacost said.



Police officials did not release the identity of the man late Wednesday.



Sources cited by the Baltimore Sun said the body was that of Flanagan, 59, a New Hampshire native. The news also was reportedly announced during the radio broadcast of the team’s game Wednesday night in Minnesota against the Twins.



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