the time of Kennedy's death, he was married to Jami Kennedy, who was pregnant with their second child (the couple's first son was one year old at the time.) On January 15, 2008, it was announced by the medical examiner that Kennedy had died of hypertensive heart disease with degeneration of the mitral valve. After Kennedy's death, Frank Thomas kept Kennedy's glove in his locker wherever he played until he retired. See also List of baseball players who died during their careers References External links 1979 births 2007 deaths American expatriate baseball players in Canada Arizona Diamondbacks players Baseball players from California Charleston RiverDogs players Colorado Rockies players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Deaths from hypertension Durham Bulls players Grossmont Griffins baseball players Hudson Valley Renegades players Major League Baseball pitchers Oakland Athletics players Orlando Rays players People from La Mesa, California Princeton Devil Rays players Sacramento River Cats players Sportspeople from El Cajon, California Syracuse Chiefs players Tampa Bay Devil Rays players Toronto Blue Jays players