NY crashed plane said owned by Yankees' Lidle

NEW YORK, Oct 11 (Reuters) The airplane that crashed into a Manhattan high-rise today was owned by Yankees baseball pitcher Cory Lidle, sources at the New York police department told Reuters.

A spokesman for the Yankees declined to confirm the reports. A second representative for the famed baseball team said they were investigating the reports.

The FAA confirmed the plane was owned by Lidle, 34. CNN said the pilot was indeed Lidle and he is believed to have died.

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