メジャーリーグ史上初のフルタイムのスペイン語アナウンサーとして活躍したレネ・カルデナス氏が日曜日、ヒューストンの自宅で死去した。96歳だった。カルデナス氏は数十年にわたり、米国およびラテンアメリカ全域で野球放送の普及に尽力した。
カルデナス氏は、ドジャースがロサンゼルスに移転した初年度の1958年に同球団のラジオ放送ブースに加わった。その後、1961年にヒューストンへ移り、エクスパンション（球団拡張）で誕生したコルト45sの初代スペイン語アナウンサー兼スペイン語放送ディレクターに就任した。アストロズ在籍時には、野球界初の国際ラジオネットワークを構築。このネットワークは13カ国の聴衆に届けられ、同球団が中南米から才能ある選手を獲得する一助となった。
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John Sterling, the longtime New York Yankees radio broadcaster known for his signature home run calls, has died at age 87. The Yankees and WFAN announced his passing on Monday. A tribute unfolded during that evening's game when Aaron Judge hit a home run.
Eduardo Lamazón, known as ‘don Lama Lama Lamita’, has died at 70. The renowned boxing commentator and former executive secretary of the World Boxing Council left a posthumous message for family, friends, and audience. Boxing and sports journalism figures offered condolences.
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Ted Turner, the media mogul who owned the Atlanta Braves and brought the team to national audiences through TBS, died on Wednesday at the age of 87. His ownership transformed the franchise during one of its most successful eras.
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Dusty Baker, the 76-year-old manager of Nicaragua's World Baseball Classic team, returned to Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Florida, for the first time in three decades. The visit stirred memories of his eight springs as a Dodgers player from 1976 to 1983. Now known as the Jackie Robinson Training Complex, the site has been refurbished by MLB to promote baseball development.