FILE - St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher José DeLeón throws during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Aug. 19, 1990, in St. Louis, Mo. DeLeón, a major league pitcher for 13 seasons who led the National League in strikeouts for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1989, died Sunday evening, Feb. 25, 2024, at a hospital in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He was 63. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher José DeLeón, left, is consoled by catcher Tony Peña after the New York Mets broke up a no-hitter with one out in the ninth inning of a baseball game, July 31, 1983, in New York. DeLeón, a major league pitcher for 13 seasons who led the National League in strikeouts for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1989, he died Sunday evening, Feb. 25, 2024, at a hospital in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He was 63. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File)
FILE - St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher José DeLeón throws during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Montreal Expos, Sept. 6, 1988, in St. Louis, Mo. DeLeón, a major league pitcher for 13 seasons who led the National League in strikeouts for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1989, he died Sunday evening, Feb. 25, 2024, at a hospital in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He was 63. (AP Photo/Loen Algee, File)