Dodgers Broadcasting Legend Vin Scully Lifeless At 94

Vin Scully — the longtime voice of the Dodgers and legendary MLB broadcaster — has sadly died at 94 years previous.

The group simply confirmed the terrible information in an announcement on Tuesday evening, saying he handed away at his dwelling in Hidden Hills. No explanation for loss of life was revealed.

“We’ve misplaced an icon,” Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten mentioned. “The Dodgers’ Vin Scully was one of many biggest voices in all of sports activities. He was an enormous of a person, not solely as a broadcaster, however as a humanitarian.”

Kasten continued, “He cherished folks. He cherished life. He was cherished baseball and the Dodgers. And he cherished his household.”

“His voice will all the time be heard and etched in all of our minds perpetually.”

Scully initially started calling video games for the Dodgers again in 1950, when the group was nonetheless situated in Brooklyn. He continued to offer play-by-play for the Dodgers following their transfer to L.A. in 1957, calling almost each one of many greatest moments within the franchise’s historical past up till his retirement in 2016.

A few of Scully’s most well-known calls included Hank Aaron‘s 715th dwelling run in 1974, and Kirk Gibson‘s epic World Collection HR in 1988.

Scully additionally broadcasted nationwide baseball, golf and soccer occasions — together with the 1982 Dallas vs. San Francisco NFC Championship Recreation. In that contest, Scully had certainly one of his most memorable moments within the soccer each, calling Dwight Clark’s “The Catch” landing.

Scully — who was inducted into the Nationwide Baseball Corridor of Fame’s broadcaster wing in 1982 — in the end broadcasted video games for almost seven many years, earlier than he referred to as his closing contest in San Francisco on Oct. 2, 2016.

“Our ideas and prayers exit to his household throughout this very troublesome time,” Kasten mentioned. “Vin shall be really missed.”

LeBron James simply commented on the Vin’s loss of life, saying, “Relaxation in Energy. A Metropolis of Angels icon. One other nice one who made sports activities so rattling particular.”

Vin — whose spouse, Sandi, sadly died in 2021 — leaves behind 5 youngsters, 21 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.