Former American Major League Baseball Legend Icon and Also Coach Don Zimmer Passed Away at the Age o
Longtime American Major baseball league fixture Don Zimmer dies at the age of 83.
Donald William Zimmer in his real name, was an American infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB).
He was born on January 17, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio U.S.A that is based on his birth certificate.
He was involved in professional baseball from 1949 until his death, a span of 66 years in 2014.
He was nicknamed "El Galleguito" (The small Gallegan) in Cuba and "El Soldadito" (The small soldier) in Mexico and Puerto Rico.
During his career as a coach, it was in a year 1971, he joined the Montreal Expos as third base coach. He took a similar job with the San Diego Padres in 1972, although after only 11 games he was called on to replace Preston Gómez as manager, giving Zimmer his first managerial job in the major leagues.
He was also the 1989 NL Manager of the Year with the Cubs and was at Yankee Stadium for three perfect games, by Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series and by David Cone and David Wells in the late 1990s.
Following his retirement as a player, Zimmer began his coaching career. He worked in Minor League Baseball, before coaching the Montreal Expos (1971), San Diego Padres (1972), Boston Red Sox (1974-1976, 1992) New York Yankees (1983, 1986, 1996-2003), Cubs (1984-1986), San Francisco Giants (1987), Colorado Rockies (1993-1995), and Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays (2004-2014). He served as manager for the Padres (1972-1973), Red Sox (1976-1980), Texas Rangers (1981-1982), and Cubs (1988-1991).
He died at age 83 on June 4, 2014, in Dunedin, Florida, from heart and kidney problems.
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Donald William Zimmer in his real name, was an American infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB).
He was born on January 17, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio U.S.A that is based on his birth certificate.
He was involved in professional baseball from 1949 until his death, a span of 66 years in 2014.
He was nicknamed "El Galleguito" (The small Gallegan) in Cuba and "El Soldadito" (The small soldier) in Mexico and Puerto Rico.
During his career as a coach, it was in a year 1971, he joined the Montreal Expos as third base coach. He took a similar job with the San Diego Padres in 1972, although after only 11 games he was called on to replace Preston Gómez as manager, giving Zimmer his first managerial job in the major leagues.
He was also the 1989 NL Manager of the Year with the Cubs and was at Yankee Stadium for three perfect games, by Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series and by David Cone and David Wells in the late 1990s.
Following his retirement as a player, Zimmer began his coaching career. He worked in Minor League Baseball, before coaching the Montreal Expos (1971), San Diego Padres (1972), Boston Red Sox (1974-1976, 1992) New York Yankees (1983, 1986, 1996-2003), Cubs (1984-1986), San Francisco Giants (1987), Colorado Rockies (1993-1995), and Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays (2004-2014). He served as manager for the Padres (1972-1973), Red Sox (1976-1980), Texas Rangers (1981-1982), and Cubs (1988-1991).
He died at age 83 on June 4, 2014, in Dunedin, Florida, from heart and kidney problems.
For me, I totally believe that my article is categorized into sports because it is a game that can be found in United States.
After reading the content of my article, please try to read this carefully because there are so many sources that was attached in this respective article when it comes to baseball player. All the information that you will see is complete and it was reviewed thoroughly.
This is also my 1st time to composed an article about baseball player from United States.
Sources:
The Associated Press (AP)
Baseball Historian
The Dallas Morning News
ESPN
The Edwardsville Intelligencer Media Solutions
The New York Times
Tampa Bay Times
USA Today
"Don Zimmer" Wikipedia
note: This content reach the minimum of more than 400 words because it is already in tact content because it is recorded from his birth until his death.
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