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IN MEMORY IN MEMORY

REYES MORONTA ROB RAICHLEN
JANUARY 6, 1993 - JULY 29, 2024 (31) FEBRUARY 10, 1972 – AUGUST 29, 2024 (52)
· Pitched six Major League seasons with · Former longtime Los Angeles Clippers PR
San Francisco, Los Angeles (N. L.), executive
Arizona and Angels
CHRIS MORTENSEN LENNY RANDLE
NOVEMBER 7, 1951- MARCH 3, 2024 (72) FEBRUARY 12, 1949 – DECEMBER 29, 2024 (75)
· Former writer for the South Bay Daily · Played 12 Major League seasons with
Breeze covering the Dodgers and the Washington Senators, Texas, New York
Atlanta Journal-Constitution covering (N.L.), Chicago (N.L.) and Seattle
the Braves · First American Major League player to play
· Award-winning reporter for ESPN baseball in Italy
covering the NFL
MERV RETTENMUND
DICK MOSS JUNE 6, 1943 – DECEMBER 7, 2024 (81)
JULY 30, 1931 – SEPTEMBER 21, 2024 (93) · Played 13 Major League seasons with
· Former executive of the MLB Players Baltimore, Cincinnati, San Diego and Angels
Association, instrumental in securing · Three-time World Series champion (1970,
MLB’s first collective bargaining 1975, 1989)
agreement and the arbitration system · Coached 19 Major League seasons for Texas,
· Former sports agent, representing Oakland, San Diego, Atlanta, Detroit and
clients such as Nolan Ryan and San Diego
Fernando Valenzuela
PETE ROSE
HECTOR ORTIZ
OCTOBER 14, 1969 – FEBRUARY 28, 204 (54) APRIL 14, 1941 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 (83)
· Played 24 Major League seasons with
· Played four Major League seasons for Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Montreal
Kansas City and Texas · Managed Cincinnati for six seasons
· Coached and managed in the minor · 17-time All-Star (1965, 1967-71, 1973-82,
league system for Texas for 10 seasons 1985)
· Coached six Major Leagues seasons · Three-time World Series champion (1975,
for Texas 1976 and 1980)
· 1973 National League MVP
ED OTT · 1975 World Series MVP
JULY 11, 1951 – MARCH 3, 2024 (72) · 1963 National League Rookie of the Year
· Played eight Major League seasons for · Two Gold Glove Awards (1969, 1970)
Pittsburgh and Angels · 1981 Silver Slugger Award winner
· 1979 World Series Champion · 1976 Roberto Clemente Award winter
· Coached seven seasons for Houston · Three National League batting titles (1968,
and Detroit 1969, 1973)
· Major League Baseball All-Century Team
BILL PLUMMER · Holds the MLB record for career hits
(4,256) and career games played (3,562)
MARCH 21, 1947 – MARCH 12, 2024 (76)
· Played 10 Major League seasons with SAM RUBIN
Chicago (N. L.), Cincinnati and Seattle
· Two-time World Series Champion FEBRUARY 16, 1960 – MAY 10, 2024 (64)
(1975, 1976) · Longtime morning news personality with
· Managed Seattle in 1992 and was a KTLA
coach for Seattle and Colorado · Recipient of the Golden Mike Award
· Grandfather of former MLB pitcher
Conner Menez
HOWIE SCHWAB
LARRY PONCINO SEPTEMBER 17, 1960 – APRIL 20, 2024 (63)
FEBRUARY 3, 1957 – JULY 14, 2024 (67) · Former producer and TV personality for
· National League umpire for 21 seasons ESPN and host of Stump the Schwab
(1985 – 1999, 2002 - 2007)
· Worked the 1996 All-Star Game,
1998, 2003 and 2005 National League
Championship Series and was home TONY SCOTT
plate umpire for Dennis Martinez’s SEPTEMBER 18, 1951 – MAY 26, 2024 (72)
perfect game on July 28, 1991 · Played 11 seasons for Montreal, St. Louis
and Houston
· Longtime Major League and minor league
coach for Philadelphia
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