The Los Angeles Dodgers and all MLB are mourning the loss of one of the greatest sports legends in Tommy Lasorda, who died at the age of 93 years for a cardio-respiratory arrest after battling various health problems in his last months of life, in which fortunately he was able to see the last World Series championship of his beloved Dodgers.
According to current manager Dave Roberts told Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register, Tommy Lasorda told him that ‘he wasn’t going to go’ until the Dodgers got another championship, which he did indeed do, being the Game 6 of the World Series against the Rays the last encounter that Lasorda witnessed in life, being at the Globe Life Field in the stands.
Lasorda leaves a huge legacy in the Major Leagues, being perhaps the most famous and legendary manager in the vast history of the Los Angeles Dodgers, whom he led from 1976 to 1996, winning in the process two World Series, four World Cup banners. National League and 8 divisional titles, winning the Manager of the Year award twice and with 1,599 victories as a driver.