Former Pirates catcher Ed Ott died on Sunday, the team confirmed. Ott was 72. He had been selected 23rd overall by Pittsburgh during the 1970 June draft and went on to make a sizable impact on the ...

Ed Ott, a former MLB catcher who won a World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979, has died, the team announced on Sunday. He was 72. The Pirates said Ott died in Danville, Pennsylvania.