Taylor, who also pitched for four other teams in an 11-year big-league career later became the team physician for the Toronto Blue Jays for over three decades.

Ron Taylor, a reliever on the Mets' 1969 World Series championship team, died on Monday at the age of 87 after a lengthy illness.

Ron Taylor, a baseball legend, is no more. He was 87. Taylor helped New York Mets win the 1969 World Series. He also won with St. Louis in 1964. After baseball, Taylor became a doctor. He worked for the Toronto Blue Jays.