Dominican baseball star Rico Carty, who led the National League with a .366 average in 1970, died Saturday in Atlanta.

Rico Carty, a Dominican baseball star whose early exceptional promise was thwarted by untimely injuries, died on Saturday. He was 85. His death was reported by Major League Baseball and the Atlanta Braves,

Rico Carty, who won the 1970 National League batting title when he hit a major-league-best .366 for the Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 85. Major League Baseball, the players' association and the Braves paid tribute to Carty on social media Sunday.