Following the death of the renowned American first baseman’s widow, many have used various social media handles to express their condolence to the surviving family of Gil Hodges.
Joan Lombardi cause of death: What happened to Gil Hodges’ wife?
The World Series-winning manager of the New York Mets and Hall of Famer Gil Hodges’ widow, Joan Hodges, passed away after a protracted illness.
She passed away on Saturday (September 17) night, 10 days before turning 96, according to credible media sources.
Before their matchup with Pittsburgh on Sunday, the Mets observed a moment of grief and paid homage.
In July decades ago, Gil Hodges was officially inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame. In a major league career that he spent primarily with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, he hit 370 home runs.
He later led the 1969 Miracle Mets to the team’s first championship. However, Gil Hodges passed away from a heart attack in 1973 when he was just 47 years old.
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