NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Mark Newman, a key front office executive for the New York Yankees during their run of five World Series titles from 1996 through 2009, was found dead Saturday at his home in Tampa, Florida. He was 71.
The Yankees said it was not clear whether he died Friday or Saturday. The team was not sure of the cause.
A moment of silence was observed before Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles.
Newman was omnipresent for two decades at the Yankees’ minor league complex in Tampa, Florida, his portly frame easily recognizable from a distance.