Tommy Lasorda, the colorful and cantankerous longtime manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers who led the team to four National League pennants and two World Series championships in the 1970s and ’80s, has died. He was 93.
Lasorda, who spent more than 70 years in the Dodgers organization, suffered a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest at home Thursday night and was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later, the team said in a statement on Friday.
“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 chief executive Stan Kasten said in a news release.
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Famous Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda has sadly died aged 93. Let’s find out a little more about him starting with, who was his wife?
There’s sadness in the baseball world today as the world has lost a legend, Tommy Lasorda, who made a huge impact on the industry throughout his life as a manager for the LA Dodgers.
Tributes for the sportsman are flooding Twitter as people express their condolences and remember his incredible achievements.
So who was Tommy Lasorda’s wife? Meet Jo Lasorda.
Tributes pour in for Dodgers great Lasorda: Everyone has a Tommy story
The MLB Network looks back at some of the most memorable moments of Tommy Lasorda’s life and career, as we mourn the loss of the one of the game’s biggest personalities and greatest enthusiasts, who dies at the age of 93. | January 8, 2021, 3:09 PM
January 8, 2021, 3:09 PM
Tommy Lasorda loved baseball and he loved life and he experienced both to the fullest.
With news breaking on Friday that the Los Angeles Dodgers legend had passed at the age of 93, people from all walks of life shared stories and tributes on social media.
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