PHOENIX -- Legendary left-hander Sandy Koufax is no longer a member of the Dodgers front office, the club confirmed to MLB.com on Friday.
The 80-year-old Koufax, who returned to the organization in 2013 as special advisor to the chairman, made his first appearance at Spring Training on Friday, visiting with former teammate Maury Wills, manager Dave Roberts, fellow left-hander Clayton Kershaw and pitching coach Rick Honeycutt, among others.
But Lon Rosen, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, said Koufax was visiting "as a very close friend of the organization. He and Mark [Walter, chairman] are friends, he's friends with Clayton.