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Sports Digest: Former Dodgers manager Lasorda hospitalized

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Tommy Lasorda is in the ICU and resting comfortably, according to the Dodgers.
Hall of Fame manager Tom Lasorda has been hospitalized in Southern California. The Los Angeles Dodgers said Sunday that their 93-year-old former manager was in intensive care and resting comfortably at a hospital in Orange County. Lasorda lives in Fullerton. He attended the team’s Game 6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Oct.27 in Texas that clinched the Dodgers’ first World Series title since 1988. Lasorda had a record of 1,599-1,439 while managing the Dodgers from 1976-96, guiding them to World Series championships in 1981 and ’88. The franchise won four National League pennants and eight division titles under Lasorda. He had a heart attack in June 1996 and retired from managing the Dodgers following month. In 2000, Lasorda managed the U.S. Olympic baseball team to a gold medal at the Sydney Games. In 2012, Lasorda was hospitalized in New York after having a heart attack. Porter, a 2019 first-round draft pick, faces charges of improperly handling firearms in a vehicle, according to Mahoning County sheriff records. He was released on $4,000 bond. In a statement, the Cavaliers said: “We are aware of the situation involving Kevin Porter Jr.

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