According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, the Red Sox could be a team to watch for Eric Hosmer if the Royals shop him this summer. Hosmer, Lorenzo Cain and Mike Moustakas are headed for free agency and the Royals could shop all three if the team falls out of contention by the trade deadline.
1950: Acclaimed author George Orwell dies The writer, George Orwell, has died after a three-year battle against tuberculosis. Until the last, news had been positive and it was hoped Mr Orwell was improving. On Friday morning he had a long talk with a friend about his plans for the future.
In honor of Freddie Mercuryâs birthday, 11 other HIV-related deaths. Freddie Mercury would have turned 69 on Saturday â but the legendary Queen frontman died of complications from AIDS in 1991. Rock Hudson was one of the first mainstream celebrities to die from an AIDS-related illness. Before his death in 1985, he came out about his AIDS diagnosis and his homosexuality.