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"Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle was the pilot of a small plane that crashed into a high-rise apartment building in Manhattan on Wednesday, according to published reports.

Lidle, 34, was killed in the crash, the reports said. The New York Times reported that police said two bodies were found on the ground shortly after the crash, and that one of them was that of Lidle, who was a licensed pilot.

Four deaths were confirmed by the city medical examiner's office, CNN reported.

Yankees manager Joe Torre told CNN that the plane that was a Cirrus SR-20 registered to Lidle.

A New York City Fire Department spokeswoman, Emily Rahimi, told The Associated Press that the aircraft struck the 20th floor of the 50-story building, at 524 E. 72nd St., on the east side of Manhattan."

Rest in peace Cory, New York will miss you brother. My condolences to his family and friends.