ABC News reported that Jerry Koosman, an All-Star pitcher who secured the final out for the Miracle Mets in the 1969 World Series, has died at 83. The ABC News story on Koosman's death carries a publication time of November 2, 2026, in UTC.
Fox News also reported the death, describing Koosman as a hero of the "Miracle" Mets championship run. According to the Fox News report on his death, he won the decisive Game 5 of that World Series.
Fox News said Koosman was a left-hander who spent 12 of his 19 Major League Baseball seasons in Queens. The ABC News summary does not mention his handedness.
ABC News described Koosman as an All-Star, while Fox News emphasized his role in the decisive Game 5. The two reports differ in emphasis rather than in core facts, as both tie him to the Miracle Mets and the 1969 World Series.
Neither report, as far as the published summaries show, gives a cause of death, a place of death, or funeral arrangements.
Fox News's report carries a publication time of November 1, 2026, and ABC News's carries November 2, 2026, both in UTC. The timestamps are the only dates in the summaries, and they show the Fox News report appeared first.
Sources: Fox News: Jerry Koosman, hero of the 1969 'Miracle' Mets World Series championship run, dead at 83; ABC News: Jerry Koosman, who got final out in the 1969 Miracle Mets' World Series victory, dies at 83.