Randy Moffitt, the younger brother of tennis icon Billie Jean King and a former reliever for 12 seasons, died Thursday in Long Beach, Calif., following an extended illness, according to the Associated Press .

He was 76.

Moffitt’s MLB career stretched from 1972 — he was a first-round pick by San Francisco in the 1970 draft — until 1983, and he closed his career with seasons in Houston and Toronto in 1982 and 1983, respectively. 5

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“Like Billie Jean, Randy personified the power of self-belief and the value of competition, forging a successful Major League baseball career as a pitcher with the San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, and Toronto Blue Jays,” the USTA wrote in a statement posted to X on Friday . “This is a sad day for our tennis family, and our sincere condolences go

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