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Dodgers News: Tommy Lasorda Grieves Loss Of George Genovese

Matthew Moreno
November 16, 2015
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Renowned scout George Genovese, who worked 31 years as a scout for the San Francisco Giants died on Sunday at the age of 93.

A New York Native, Genovese worked his way through every level of professional baseball. He reached the Majors in 1950, appearing in three games with the Washington Senators.

Branch Rickey convinced Genovese it was time to retire in 1952, and named him manager of a Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League affiliate. It wasn’t until 1963 that Genovese made the transition to scouting.

Among his successes of signings with the Giants are Bobby Bonds, George Foster, Jack Clark and Matt Williams. After a career in identifying talent for San Francisco, Genovese joined the rival Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 as a scouting consultant.

Former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda mourned the loss of his close friend, via Mark Langill of Dodger Insider:

“George was one of the greatest scouts there ever was,” said Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, a Dodger scout between 1960 and 1965. “I scouted against George and I scouted with George. He put a lot of guys in the big leagues. He was an exceptional man and one of my best friends. I’m going to miss him.”

Lasorda wrote the foreword in Genovese’s autobiography, “A Scout’s Report: My 70 Years in Baseball” that released in 2015. Genovese was honored by The Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation in 2003, as they named its lifetime achievement award after him.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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