You hugged me like a father,” tweeted Puig, the talented Cuban-born outfielder who burned brightly upon his Dodgers debut in 2013. Scully died Tuesday at his home in Hidden Hills, at the age of 94. After 67 years at the microphone, the legendary broadcaster retired at the end of that season. Vin Scully applauds the Dodgers and the fans during his last day of work at Dodger Stadium, Sept. In the 1990s, it was Mike Piazza and Hideo Nomo, followed by Kershaw, Manny Ramirez and Yasiel Puig in the 21st century. He began in the 1950s era of Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson, on to the 1960s with Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, into the 1970s with Steve Garvey and Don Sutton, and through the 1980s with Orel Hershiser and Fernando Valenzuela.
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The Giants posted a Scully tribute on the videoboard at Oracle Park after the conclusion of the game.Īs the longest-tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history, Scully saw it all and called it all. He lived a fantastic life, a legacy that will live on forever.” “He was in our living rooms for many generations. “There’s not a better storyteller and I think everyone considers him family,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. I’m grateful and thankful I got to know him as well as I did.” “He was the best there ever was,” pitcher Clayton Kershaw said after the Dodgers’ win in San Francisco. “His voice will always be heard and etched in all of our minds forever.” He was a giant of a man, not only as a broadcaster, but as a humanitarian. “Vin Scully was one of the greatest voices in all of sports.
“We have lost an icon,” Dodger President and CEO Stan Kasten said. The team announced the sad news after being informed by family members, as the Dodgers were in San Francisco playing the Giants. Scully, who spent 67 years as a Dodger broadcaster, died Tuesday at his home in Hidden Hills at age 94. Fans have left flowers, candles, caps and baseballs inscribed with such messages as “Thank you for making my childhood so memorable.”Ī memorial of flowers, handwritten notes, balloons, photos and other memorabilia continued to grow outside Dodger Stadium Wednesday, in honor of Vin Scully, whose melodic voice and narrative style made him one of broadcasting’s all-time greats, and one of the most legendary figures in Dodger history. A steady stream of fans and well-wishers visited a growing memorial to Vin Scully outside Dodger Stadium on Wednesday.
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