Eddie Gilbert

1961–1995 (age 34)

Major League Baseball pitcher

Biography

Born in 1961, Eddie Gilbert quickly rose through the ranks of professional baseball, blending fierce competitiveness with a quiet work ethic on every mound he touched.

His teammates and Lexington neighbors remember him for mentoring young pitchers, and the city keeps his story alive as he rests in Lexington Cemetery.

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