CLEVELAND — This was the only way Don Zimmer was going to leave the game. He actually quit once, almost 19 years ago to the day Wednesday, leaving in the fifth inning because he didn't want anyone fussing over his retirement as a coach of the
Don Zimmer, a presence in MLB who had most recently served as a baseball advisor for the Tampa Bay Rays, has died. He was 83. Zimmer was a player—most notably for the Dodgers, before and after the move to Los Angeles—manager, and coach for
Zimmer, 83, has been in baseball — in some capacity — from the time he was 18 years old. He broke into the major leagues as a player in 1954 as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers. His career lasted 12 seasons and he saw
Don Zimmer's last major league stop was as an advisor to the Tampa Bay Rays. (Elsa/Getty Images). Baseball lost one of its lifers on Wednesday. Don Zimmer, who had been part of the game since 1949 as a player, coach,
A former infielder, manager and coach in Major League Baseball, Zimmer celebrated this year his 66th season in baseball. Beau Zimmer, Don Zimmer's grandson and a reporter at WTSP, confirmed the news on Wednesday