Remembering Tommy Lasorda: Dodgers Great, Norristown Native

Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda (Otto Gruele/Allsport)

Remembering Dodgers great Tommy Lasorda, who grew up a Phillies fan and began his Hall of Fame career with the organization.

Los Angeles Dodgers legend Tommy Lasorda passed away on Friday at the age of 93.

Born on September 22, 1927, in Norristown, PA, Tommy Lasorda was an undrafted free agent who was originally signed by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1945.

“Tommy Lasorda’s iconic status in Major League Baseball history is one whose roots were planted not far from Philadelphia in Norristown, Pa,” the Phillies said in a statement. “Before Mr. Lasorda had a Hall of Fame career with the Dodgers, he grew up rooting for the…