World Series champ George Frazier dead at 68

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George Frazier, a former MLB pitcher who won a World Series with the Minnesota Twins in 1987, has died, the Colorado Rockies announced Monday night. He was 68.

Frazier was a broadcaster for the Rockies. He played in the majors from 1978 to 1987.

"We are deeply saddened at the passing of former Rockies color analyst, George Frazier," the Rockies said on Twitter.

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Former Major League pitcher and 19-year color analyst George Frazier is presented with an honorary jersey by Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort and members of Colorado Rockies senior management during a retirement ceremony before a game between the Colorado Rockies and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field on Sept. 25, 2015 in Denver. (Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

"A retired MLB pitcher, George was a mainstay and the voice behind many classic calls on Rockies broadcasts from 1998-2015. For a generation of Rockies fans, George Frazier was synonymous with Rockies baseball.

"Our thoughts are with George’s wife, Kay, and his four kids, Matt, Brian, Parker and Georgia, during this time."

Frazier was battling an undisclosed illness, Rockies commentator Drew Goodman told The Denver Post.

"In a game full of charismatic characters, George had a seat at the head table," Goodman, who worked with Frazier from 2012-2015, told the paper. "He had more stories than anybody and you’d listen and walk away thinking, ‘No way that ever happened, but it’s funny as hell.’

"Some of the stories were born in truth but there was a whole lot of embellishment involved. But that’s OK. Everybody loved George and he knew everybody. And he could talk.