Longtime Dodger Manager, Baseball Ambassador Tommy Lasorda Dies At 93

Former Los Angeles Dodgers player and manager Tommy Lasorda throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to Game Three of the 2018 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox at Dodger Stadium on October 26, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

LOS ANGELES (CNS)—Just days after being released from an Orange County hospital, legendary  Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda died  Jan. 7 at age 93, the team announced.

According to the team, Lasorda suffered a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest at his home just after 10 p.m. Jan. 7 and was taken to a hospital “with resuscitation in progress.” He was pronounced dead at 10:57 p.m.