Jim Clancy, a former starting pitcher who logged three of 15 MLB seasons with the Houston Astros, died Monday at age 69.

The right-handed pitcher — the third in Blue Jays franchise history to make an All-Star team — went 140-167 for Toronto, Houston and Atlanta in 15 seasons.

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Former Toronto Blue Jays star pitcher Jim Clancy has died, the organization announced on Monday. He was 69 years old. Clancy played for the Blue Jays from 1977-1988, making the MLB All-Star game during the 1982 season. He also played for the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves late in his 15-year MLB career.

Clancy was selected by the Blue Jays sixth overall in the 1976 MLB expansion draft and made his big-league debut on July 26, 1977, against the Texas Rangers at Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium. He surrendered five earned runs over two innings in a 14-0 loss.

The Jays announced that Jim Clancy passed away. He was 69, far too young. The Blue Jays picked him in the expansion draft of 1976 from the Rangers. Clancy was the first Jays pitcher to rack up