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Legendary MLB announcer Garagiola, 90, dies

Legendary broadcaster and former baseball player Joe Garagiola died Wednesday at the age of 90, the Arizona Diamondbacks confirmed.

We are deeply saddened by the loss of baseball legend and former #Dbacks broadcaster Joe Garagiola. pic.twitter.com/ojaWGp05oC

Garagiola, who was awarded the Ford Frick Award by the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991, was the play-by-play voice of baseball for NBC for nearly 30 years, beginning in 1961. He worked alongside Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek and Bob Costas on the network's "Game of the Week."

After leaving NBC in 1988, Garagiola became the commentator for the California Angels and Arizona Diamondbacks until retiring from broadcasting in 2013.