After Baseball
Versalles returned to the Minneapolis area following his year in Japan, but found it virtually impossible to make a living, partly because he had never learned English and partly because of the lingering effects of a back injury he had suffered while running out a ground ball with the Dodgers in 1968. Holding a series of menial jobs, he lost his house to foreclosure and was eventually forced to sell his MVP trophy, his All-Star rings and his Gold Gloves. In addition to his back problems he suffered two heart attacks, underwent stomach surgery and was sustained solely by disability and Social Security payments.
He was found dead in his home in Bloomington, MN on June 11, 1995 of unknown causes. Versalles was survived by his wife Maria, six daughters and several grandchildren.
Versalles was elected to the Twins Hall of Fame in 2006.
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