Report: Former pitcher Anthony Varvaro dead in car crash

Former major league pitcher Anthony Varvaro died Sunday in a car crash en route to a Sept. 11 memorial in Manhattan, according to a report by the Associated Press.

Varvaro voluntarily retired from baseball in 2016 to become a police officer for the Port Authority in New York and New Jersey. He played for six seasons in the big leagues, including four with the Atlanta Braves.

He had his best season for the Braves in 2014