Astros Legend Jimmy Wynn Passes Away at 78

The baseball world sadly suffered a loss on what would have been Opening Day on March 26. With the season on hold due to the coronavirus, this is the last thing fans needed.

Houston Astros legend Jimmy Wynn passed away at 78 on Thursday, the team announced, but no further details were provided.

Before we regurgitate his stats, just take a look at this tape measure home run he obliterated back in the day:

Beautiful.

And that sums up the prime of his career. Wynn, who played from 1963-1977, was crushing the ball between the ages of 25-33, during which he was a three-time All-Star. He earned the honors once with the Astros and twice with the Los Angeles Dodgers, with whom he spent two seasons in 1974 and 1975.

When Wynn called it quits in 1977, he was the Astros franchise leader in hits, home runs, RBIs and walks, but now Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio and Moises Alou hold most of the team records.

The "Toy Cannon," which was Wynn's nickname because of his rocket arm, finished his MLB career with a .250 batting average, .802 OPS, 1,105 runs scored, 291 home runs, 964 RBIs and 225 stolen bases over 15 seasons with the Astros, Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers.

Our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time.