Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda dies at 93

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(LOS ANGELES) Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda died Thursday night, the team announced. He was 93.

The Hall of Famer suffered a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest at his home and was transported to a hospital with resuscitation in progress.

Lasorda was hospitalized in November for an undisclosed reason and had just been released on Tuesday.

The baseball icon spent 71 seasons in the Dodgers organization and spent the last 14 years as special advisor to the chairman.

“My family, my partners and I were blessed to have spent a lot of time with Tommy,” Dodgers owner and chairman Mark Walter said in a statement. “He was a great ambassador for the team and baseball, a mentor to players and coaches, he always had time for an autograph and a story for his many fans and he was a good friend. He will be dearly missed.”

Lasorda led the Dodgers to eight division titles, four pennants and two World Series championships throughout his 20-year stint at the helm.

He retired in 1996 due to health issues and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame a year later.

“I am extremely fortunate to have developed a wonderful friendship with Tommy and will miss him,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. “It feels appropriate that in his final months, he saw his beloved Dodgers win the World Series for the first time since his 1988 team. On behalf of Major League Baseball, I send my deepest sympathy to his wife of 70 years, Jo, and their entire family, the Dodger organization and their generations of loyal fans.”

Many in the baseball community took to social media to share posts commemorating Lasorda.

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