Tommy Lasorda died last night, the Los Angeles Dodgers have announced. The longtime manager of the Dodgers suffered “a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest” at home late last night, and passed away minutes later. He was 93.
Lasorda was synonymous with the Dodgers for years — as the Dodgers’ announcement noted, he spent 71 seasons with the team, joining them as a pitcher acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies organization in 1949, pitching in their system for several years, and making his major league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954. Lasorda spent a month in 1953 during spring training with the St.