Sal Durante, the fan who famously caught Roger Maris' record-breaking 61st home run in 1961, has passed away 61 years later at age 80.The news was revealed by on . A specific cause of death has not been revealed, but Durante's son told the New York Post that his father was battling .'Sal Durante the guy who caught my dad's 61st home run died last night,' Maris Jr. tweeted Friday morning. 'Sal was such a gentleman and loved his Yankees. Sal and my dad will always be connected to each other because of that historic day on October 1, 1961. Condolences to the Durante family from the Maris Family.'
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