According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, the Red Sox could be a team to watch for Eric Hosmer if the Royals shop him this summer. Hosmer, Lorenzo Cain and Mike Moustakas are headed for free agency and the Royals could shop all three if the team falls out of contention by the trade deadline.
1950: Acclaimed author George Orwell dies The writer, George Orwell, has died after a three-year battle against tuberculosis. Until the last, news had been positive and it was hoped Mr Orwell was improving. On Friday morning he had a long talk with a friend about his plans for the future.
âThe hypothesis of Prince Albert suffering from Crohnâs disease looks very attractive and seems to be more likely than the âofficialâ cause of death: typhoid fever.â In the last weeks of his life, Albert suffered from terrible muscular pains and insomnia.eep bond: Queen Victoria was distraught after Prince Albert's death at the age of 42. This was never verified by doctors after his death, however, as grieving Victoria refused to allow a post-mortem to be carried out on her beloved husband.