Los Angeles Dodgers and all of MLB They mourn the loss of one of the sport’s greatest legends in Tommy Lasorda, who died at the age of 93 due to cardiac arrest after battling various health problems in the last months of his life in which he could see happily the last World Series championship of his beloved Dodgers.
As current manager Dave Roberts told Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register, Tommy Lasorda told him “he wouldn’t leave” until the Dodgers won another championship, which he did, which was Game 6 of the World Series. against the Rays the last game Lasorda had seen in life, when he was in the stands at Globe Life Field.
Lasorda leaves an enormous legacy in the Major Leagues, arguably the most famous and legendary manager in the extensive history of the Los Angeles Dodgers, which he managed from 1976 to 1996, winning two World Series and four National League pennants. and 8 division titles, twice as Manager of the Year and with 1,599 driver victories.