ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Former
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder and local sports radio host Chris Duncan, 38, has died after a long battle with cancer. News about the 2006 World Series Champion's death was announced by Rick Horton and John Rooney on KMOX, during the broadcast of Friday's Cardinals game in Pittsburgh.
It’s with an extremely heavy heart that we announce that our former teammate Chris Duncan lost his battle today. He will always be a part of our family at the station and a big part of our community! RIP Dunc we love you! pic.twitter.com/IWqB9z2sAv
— 101 ESPN Radio St. Louis (@101espn)
September 7, 2019 Duncan played parts of five years in the majors, all with St. Louis. He was a radio host on 101 ESPN's show "The Turn" after his playing career ended.
In 2011, after helping his mother fight brain cancer, he later found out he also had a similar diagnosis.
Duncan left radio to fight brain cancer in early 2018, but later returned for a short time. It was announced he would be permanently leaving the station to face his fight with cancer in January of this year.
