Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda has died at the age of 93, the team announced Friday morning.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) January 8, 2021
Lasorda had been dealing with a number of medical issues in recent months. He was hospitalized in Nov. 2020 due to heart complications and had only been released from the hospital just days ago, per ESPN's Alden Gonzalez:
Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, returning home for the first time in about seven weeks, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced.
Lasorda, 93, was admitted to a hospital in California's Orange County and placed in intensive care around the middle of November; he was then moved to a rehab center of the hospital a couple of weeks later. The Dodgers have not revealed the reason for his hospitalization.
The Hall of Fame manager will go down as one of the seminal figures in Dodgers history. Lasorda spent the entirety of his 21-year managerial career with Los Angeles, winning nearly 1,600 games and leading the Dodgers to four National League pennants. He helped L.A. to a pair of World Series titles in 1981 and 1988 and twice was named NL Manager of the Year.
Lasorda was far more than just a manager. He was a true baseball staple and a quotable presence of the same ilk as Yogi Berra.
Fittingly, Lasorda's last public appearance was Game 6 of the 2020 World Series, when he watched his Dodgers win their first title since 1988.
Baseball lost seven Hall of Famers in 2020. Unfortunately, 2021 has already brought the death of another icon, though Lasorda will never be forgotten as a giant in the game.
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