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Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda congratulates pitcher Hideo Nomo following the Japanese hurler s first MLB win in Los Angeles on June 2, 1995. | REUTERS / VIA KYODO
REUTERS Jan 9, 2021
Los Angeles – Tommy Lasorda, the colorful and cantankerous former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers who led the team to four National League pennants and two World Series titles 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.
Dodgers mourn passing of Tommy Lasorda
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January 8th, 2021
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Hall of Fame Dodgers’ manager Tommy Lasorda, who spent seven decades in the Dodger organization and became one of the most memorable personalities in baseball history, passed away Thursday night the team announced. He was 93.
Lasorda suffered a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest at his home at 10:09 p.m. He was transported to the hospital with resuscitation in progress. He was pronounced dead at 10:57 p.m.
Regarded by many as baseball’s most popular ambassador, Lasorda spent 71 seasons in the Dodger organization with Dodger Blue running through his veins. He spent the last 14 as special advisor to the chairman.