Former Cleveland Indians legend Al Rosen passed away Friday night at 91, per Jordan Bastian of MLB.com.
Rosen spent the whole of his playing career in Cleveland, playing a key role on the 1954 team that won the American League pennant. He went to the All-Star Game on four occasions and won the Most Valuable Player Award in 1953, the same year in which he narrowly missed out on capturing the Triple Crown, per the Indians' Twitter account:
Former MLB commissioner Bud Selig and current MLB commissioner Rob Manfred released brief statements following Rosen's passing:
"He was an inspiration to us all and had a special presence, strength and intellect," said Indians team president Mark Shapiro, per Bastian. "His fierce competitive nature and toughness was legendary."
Rosen's baseball journey wasn't over when his playing career wrapped up in 1956. He eventually transitioned to front-office roles with the New York Yankees, Houston Astros and most famously with the San Francisco Giants.
Among his most impressive personnel accomplishments in San Francisco were drafting Matt Williams and trading for Kevin Mitchell.
Rosen was one of the architects of the 1989 Giants team that went to the World Series. Two years before that, he earned Executive of the Year. He holds the distinction as the only man to win both an MVP and Executive of the Year Award:
"We were saddened to learn that former Giants president and general manager Al Rosen passed away," said Giants president and CEO Larry Baer, per Chris Haft of MLB.com. "We express our deepest condolences to his wife, Rita, and to the rest of his family and will have them in our thoughts and prayers. We will miss him and always remember him as part of our very important Giants family."
Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2397290-al-rosen-former-mlb-mvp-and-executive-dies-at-age-91
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