Tommy Lasorda, who has been the coach of the Dodgers in the major leagues for about 20 years and supported Hideo Nomo's success, has passed away.
I was 93 years old.
The Dodgers announced on the 8th that Lasorda died of a heart condition on the 7th.
Lasorda became the Dodgers coach in the final stages of the 1976 season, leading the team for 21 years until the middle of the 1996 season, winning a total of 1599 wins and winning the World Series twice.
During this time, Mr. Nomo joined the Dodgers in 1995, was assigned a part of the starting rotation with the team led by Mr. Lasorda, and was selected as the new king of the National League with 13 wins.
Mr. Nomo played an active part in a unique form of throwing with a big twist, and gained popularity in Japan and the United States with the so-called "tornado whirlwind", but Mr. Lasorda was also familiar to many people such as being appointed to Japanese TV commercials. I did.
In 1997, after retiring as a coach, he was selected for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and in 2001, he was a baseball team advisor at Kintetsu Railway, and was also known as a Japanophile.
The 93-year-old Lasorda was hospitalized for a heart condition last November and was reportedly discharged from the US media on the 5th of this month and returned home, but according to the Dodgers, he was feeling ill at home on the night of the 7th. It means that he suddenly changed and died.