Baseball Legend Tommy Lasorda Passes Away at 93

The Dodgers tweeted on Friday afternoon that baseball legend Tommy Lasorda has passed away at the age of 93.

The Hall of Famer suffered sudden cardiopulmonary arrest at his home on Thursday and was taken to the hospital. He was pronounced dead later that day.

Lasorda was signed by the Phillies in 1945 as a left-handed pitcher and was later selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the minor league draft. He pitched in eight big league games for Brooklyn before being traded to Kansas City.

After the 1960 season, Lasorda retired from playin and became a scout for the Dodgers. He managed four games in the 1976 season before becoming the full-time manager in 1977 for the Dodgers.

Lasorda went 1599-1439 with two World Series titles in 21 years as the Dodgers manager. He retired from managing in Major League Baseball in 1996 and was elected to the Hall of Fame the following year.

Famously, Lasorda was a key figure in getting the Dodgers to take catcher Mike Piazza with their 62nd round pick in the 1988 draft. Piazza joined Lasorda in the Hall of Fame in 2016.

MMO sends their condolences to the Lasorda family.