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Yes. Through the 2008 season, Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is the only MLB player to have died due to an injury suffered on the field of play. He was beaned in a game against the New York Yankees on August 16, 1920 and passed away early the following morning. He was 29 years old.

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