MLB.com's John Marzano dead at 45
BREAKING NEWS
Former major league player and MLB.com web host John Marzano has suddenly died after falling down a flight of stairs.
He was 45 years old.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former major leaguer John Marzano died after falling down a flight of stairs at his home. He was 45.
The exact cause of his death Saturday was not immediately clear, police said.
Marzano was from Philadelphia and had been working for Major League Baseball's Web site, for which he co-hosted a show on weekday mornings.
Before joining MLB's Web site, Marzano was a baseball analyst on Comcast SportsNet for the station's Philadelphia Phillies' postgame shows. He had also appeared regularly on WIP-AM.
A graduate of Temple, Marzano earned a spot as a catcher on the 1984 U.S. Olympic team, which included future major league stars Mark McGwire, Barry Larkin and Will Clark. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox with the 14th overall pick in the first round of the 1984 amateur draft.
Marzano played 10 seasons in the big leagues for the Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners before retiring in 1998. He also played in the minors for the Phillies and the Cleveland Indians.
Marzano was popular in Seattle for his altercation with New York Yankees outfielder Paul O'Neill during a game in 1996. The two traded punches at home plate after O'Neill took exception to a knockdown pitch by Tim Davis.
