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He retired due to a heart attack. .mHQYb .p-search__input--icon.close-icon:hover{cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ And with the loss of my dear friend Tommy, it's been quite a lot to bear," Vin Scully said on social media. .cHcHkC{font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0;max-height:48px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;display:-webkit-box;width:100%;-webkit-line-clamp:2;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;}/*!sc*/ Jo Lasorda, Wife Of Dodgers Great Tommy Lasodra, Passes Away At 91 .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item{color:#222222;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:14px;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav{text-align:left;background-color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ "I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I'm going to the big Dodger in the sky. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon{background:none;padding:0px;width:24px;height:18px;position:relative;margin:0px auto;-webkit-transform:rotate(0deg);-ms-transform:rotate(0deg);transform:rotate(0deg);-webkit-transition:0.5s ease-in-out;transition:0.5s ease-in-out;cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ Jo Lasorda, who was married to late Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda for 70 years, died Monday night in the couple's longtime home in Fullerton, California, the team announced. 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Tommy Lasorda, legendary Los Angeles Dodgers manager, has died More than a week after his passing, the Dodgers held a special private ceremony for Tommy Lasorda at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday. @media (max-width:1023px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side__nav-items{font-size:14px;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item:hover{background-color:#057AFF;}}/*!sc*/ Tommy Lasorda's recovery is moving in the right direction -- he's now taking phone calls in his hospital room from friends and former players!
