Baseball in mourning after passing of Muhammad Ali

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The greatest boxer of all time, Muhammad Ali, died at the age of 74 on Friday and with his death came an outpouring of respect, sentiment, and kind words from the world of baseball.

Rest easy, Champ. https://t.co/p5aeQUhyC6
— MLB (@MLB) June 4, 2016

Players from all over the league poured their hearts out on social media in honor of the boxing legend, who was initially hospitalized Thursday due to a respiratory issue.

Forever a champion. #RIPAli pic.twitter.com/cPjMwSwije
— andrew mccutchen (@TheCUTCH22) June 4, 2016

@FlavaFraz21 Such a champ outside the ring, too. He stood up for his beliefs in turbulent times.
— Dave Miller (@ChiSoxDave) June 4, 2016

RIP Muhammad Ali. An inspiration for all! #GOAT 🐐
— Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander) June 4, 2016

RIP to the legendary #MuhammadAli. #Boxing #TheGreatest pic.twitter.com/tSkByG3KNf
— Adrián González (@Adrian_ElTitan) June 4, 2016

RIP @MuhammadAli
" The Greatest of all time " pic.twitter.com/byqziknT7e
— Russell Martin (@russellmartin55) June 4, 2016

RIP Ali
— Taijuan Walker (@tai_walker) June 4, 2016

RIP Muhammad Ali #GOAT #athleteactivist
— Nelson Cruz (@ncboomstick23) June 4, 2016

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Greatest of all time. Sad day man. RIP https://t.co/GzUqBgTx6X
— Devon Travis (@DeVoTrAv) June 4, 2016

The best there ever was and ever will be! Rest easy, Champ #ALI

A photo posted by Bryce Harper (@bharper3407) on Jun 3, 2016 at 9:54pm PDT

Wow completely devastated right now! I was blessed with the opportunity to meet you and share words with you, I will forever cherish this photo of that moment. We lost not only the greatest boxer of all time but one of the greatest athletes and human beings ever. Thank you for everything you gave us champ! #MuhammadAli #RIP 💔💔💔😢😢😢

A photo posted by Carlos Gomez (@realcarlosgomez) on Jun 3, 2016 at 9:39pm PDT

"Hands can't hit what the eyes can't see"

A photo posted by brett lawrie (@blawrie1515) on Jun 3, 2016 at 9:43pm PDT

Ali is widely recognized as one of the best heavyweights in boxing history, capturing three World Heavyweight titles during an illustrious career which also included a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome.