LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers return home to an exhilarating slate as the calendar turns to August. Los Angeles will host the Toronto Blue Jays (July 24 – 26), Cincinnati Reds (July 28 – 30), and the Oakland A’s (August 1 – 3) starting on Monday, July 24 at 7:10
The baseball world said goodbye to yet another Hall of Famer this week.
Long-time Los Angeles Dodgers manager
Tommy Lasorda died Thursday night at the age of 93, after suffering a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest, per a team statement.
Lasorda joined the Dodgers organization as a scout in 1960, and then worked his way up the minor league coaching ranks. He reached the majors as the 3B coach, and after four years in that role he took over as the team’s manager at the very end of 1976, remaining in that post through 1996.
In 20+ seasons as the Dodgers skipper, Lasorda led the club to a .526 winning percentage (1599-1439) and twice won NL Manager of the Year (1983, 1986). His teams also won two World Series championships (1981, 1988), as well as two more NL pennants (1977, 1978). He stands as an enormously popular all-time legend in franchise lore after spending