Ted Turner, the former owner of the Atlanta Braves who signed baseball¡¯s first free agent, has died at 87.

Turner Enterprises, in a news release, confirmed Turner ?died Wednesday surrounded by family and friends.

In September 2018, Turner disclosed he had been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, which the Alzheimer¡¯s Association defines as ¡°progressive dementia that leads to a decline in thinking, reasoning and independent function.¡±