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.
Answer: Eight presidents have died while in office. William Henry Harrison - April 4, 1841, died of pneumonia after giving a long inaugural address in the cold and rain. Zachary Taylor - July 9, 1850, died of cholera after eating tainted cherries and milk in the middle of the summer. Abraham Lincoln - April 15, 1865, died a few hours after being shot by an assassin. James Garfield - September 19, 1881, died of blood poisoning two months after being shot by an assassin.