Cincinnati Reds front office executive loses battle with cancer

Cincinnati Reds special assistant to the general manager passed away at age 56.

The Cincinnati Reds special assistant to the general manager, Kevin Towers, lost his battle with a rare form of thyroid cancer on January 30. In addition to his work with the Reds Towers was also the general manager of the San Diego Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks. A fixture across baseball, Towers was simply known as KT.

Before getting the jobs as a general manager, KT came up through the scouting ranks. This included catching up with scouts once he climbed to the rank of MLB GM. This background caused KT to appreciate the work that the scouts did.

All across baseball, people spoke of how well liked KT was.…