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    MLB great, Anderson native Carl Erskine dead at 97

    Local Sports MLB great, Anderson native Carl Erskine dead at 97 Erskine played for the Brooklyn and then Los Angeles Dodgers. Credit: AP Photo/AJ Mast Carl Erskine, former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, at a 2020 game between the Colts and Texans. Author: WTHR.com staff Published: 12:15 PM EDT April 16, 2024 Updated: 12:32 PM EDT April 16, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana native and MLB great Carl Erskine has died at the age of 97. CEO of Special Olympics Indiana Jeff Mohler confirmed Erskine's death to 13News. Erskine played for the Brooklyn and then Los Angeles Dodgers. He was born in Anderson, Indiana in 1926 and attended Anderson University. He served