Baseball pitcher dies

Kennedy was in Tampa to attend a wedding when he collapsed and died.

"We are shocked and terribly saddened by the passing of Joe Kennedy," said Paul Godfrey, president and chief executive of the Toronto Blue Jays.

"I offer my deepest condolences and prayers to his wife Jami, and son Steffen."

Kennedy, a native of La Mesa, California, was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998. He pitched for the Rays from 2001-2003 with an 18-31 record.

He was traded to the Colorado Rockies in 2003 and to the Oakland A's in 2005. He pitched briefly for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2007 and ended the season with the Toronto Blue Jays before becoming a free agent.

Kennedy's major league career record was 43-61.