The legendary MLB manager and Dodgers Star Tommy Lasorda has passed away at the age of 93 after suffering cardiac arrest.
Lasorda is best known for leading to the Dodgers to a string of World Series titles in the 1980’s.
As TMZ reports:
The Dodgers released a statement Friday morning … saying Lasorda suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at his California home and was transported to the hospital with resuscitation in progress.
He was pronounced dead at 10:57 PM Thursday night…
“In a franchise that has celebrated such great legends of the game, no one who wore the uniform embodied the Dodger spirit as much as Tommy Lasorda,” Dodgers president Stan Kasten said.
“A tireless spokesman for baseball, his dedication to the sport and the team he loved was unmatched.”
Lasorda was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997.
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