Baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda Has Died

Baseball Hall of Famer and former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda is dead at the age of 93. Lasorda passed away Thursday night at the hospital. He is survived by his wife Jo and their daughter and granddaughter.

Lasorda got to be at Game Six of the 2020 World Series on October 27th where the Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays for their first World Series title since 1988. Lasorda managed the Dodgers from 1976 to 1996, leading the franchise to two World Series championships.

During his time as manager, the Dodgers won four National League pennants and eight division titles.

He had a heart attack in June 1996 and retired from managing the next month.

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