Baseball-Former LA Dodgers manager Lasorda dies aged 93

Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, one of baseball's most engaging personalities and an ambassador for the sport, has died at the age of 93, the Major League Baseball team said on Friday.

Lasorda, who was the face of the Dodgers for more than six decades, suffered a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest at his home late on Thursday and was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after, the team said in a statement.