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Beloved ‘Sandlot’ and ‘Field of Dreams’ Actor Art LaFleur Dies at 78

REST IN PEACE

LaFleur, who played Babe Ruth in the baseball movie “The Sandlot” fought a 10-year battle with Parkinson’s disease.

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