The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Wednesday that former coach Tommy Sandt died at the age of 69.
Sandt was an infield and first base coach for the Pirates in the 1980s and 1990s before taking on similar roles with the Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies. He returned to the Pirates as a special instructor in 2000.
Before his Major League coaching career, Sandt appeared in 42 games for the Oakland Athletics as an infielder in 1975-76 and served as a manager in the minor leagues for multiple clubs in the 1980s.
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