Rochester Red Wings Announce Passing of Joe Altobelli

The Rochester Red Wings are mourning the passing of Joe Altobelli -- who served the team as a player, coach, manager and general manager during his long career.

Altobelli was 88 and died of natural causes.

He grew up in Detroit and played in the minors and majors from 1951 to 1967.

He led the Red Wings to a Triple-A championship in 1971 and later managed the San Francisco Giants and the Baltimore Orioles --leading the Orioles to a World Series title in 1983.

After he left the front office, he spent years as a radio analyst for Red Wings broadcasts.

A celebration of Joe Altobelli’s life will be held at Frontier Field on a date to be determined .


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