Blue Jays broadcaster Tom Cheek dies

TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays and its broadcast outlet The Fan 590 announced today the death of long-time radio voice Tom Cheek. He was 66. He died at his home in Oldsmar, Fla., Sunday after a lengthy and hard-fought battle with brain cancer. "It's difficult to put into words the overwhelming sense of grief and loss shared today by the Blue Jays family, the City of Toronto, the extended community of Major League Baseball and its many fans," said Blue Jays president and CEO Paul Godfrey, in the press release. "Tom Cheek (right, in a photo from the team’s...