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Former major leaguer Danny Clyburn shot dead

Former major league outfielder Danny Clyburn was shot and killed in Lancaster, S.C., early Tuesday, police said.

Clyburn, 37, was a second-round pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1992 and played parts of three seasons in the majors with the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the late 1990s. In 41 games (109 at-bats), he hit .211 with four homers and eight RBIs.

Danny Clyburn played in 41 major league games from 1997 to 1999. (AP Photo)

Clyburn was out of baseball for two years following the 1999 season. He caught on with the Newark Bears of the the independent Atlantic League in 2002 and played with them through 2004.

Derrick Lamont Mcilwain, 36, of Lancaster, was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

The (Rock Hill, S.C.) Herald reported that Mcilwain turned himself in early Tuesday and was awaiting a bond hearing.

Family and friends told The Herald that Clyburn and Mcilwain were acquaintances, but they did not know how well the two knew each other.

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