Dodgers News: The Baseball World Pays Tribute to the Late, Great Vin Scully

On Tuesday night, fans received the unfortunate news that legendary Dodgers broadcaster and MLB icon Vin Scully had passed away at 94 year old. The news was devastating not just for Dodgers fans, but baseball fans, sports fans, and everyone in between.

Across the sports landscape, and even beyond the sports landscape, Vin Scully’s millions upon millions of fans paid tribute to the legend.

The official Dodgers Twitter account released a touching tribute to Vin.

They also produced a simple, but fitting tribute to the longtime Dodgers broadcaster who called games for 67 years.

Veteran broadcaster Bob Costas labeled Scully accurately, a true master of his craft.

“It’s one thing to achieve excellence… or to achieve greatness… but with Vin, it was utter mastery. It was breathtaking, the command he had of the craft.” – Bob Costas https://t.co/LlIqVFpcru

Dodgers Spanish speaking announcer Jaime Jarrín, who’s announced games for LA for 64 years, also paid his respects.

Se ha ido el más grande de los cronistas de béisbol y otros deportes. He perdido al arquitecto de mi vida profesional; un amigo entrañable: Vin Scully. Experimento ahora lo más difícil para hilvanar mis pensamientos y solo puedo decir paz en su tumba,volveremos a vernos pronto.

AM570’s David Vassegh noted how the Dodgers happened to be playing their game on Tuesday night at the stadium where Vin called his final game for LA.

Joe Davis, who took over television play-by-play broadcasting duties after Vin, retired, recounted his first interaction with the man he knew there was no replacing.

Dodgers radio broadcaster Rick Monday, who worked with Vin for years, spoke from his heart about the loss of a man who meant so much to so many.

Dodgers beat writer Bill Plunkett noted the historic importance of Scully’s career.

Vin Scully gave West Coast baseball its voice, SoCal summers their soundtrack for generation after generation. As kind and friendly off the air as on. Another piece of #Dodgers rich history is gone.

Magic Johnson, a fellow LA icon, honored the legend.

Dodger Nation, today we lost a Los Angeles and Major League Baseball legend, Vin Scully. Vin was the voice of the @Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles for over six decades. https://t.co/MX6kNYbBrr

Former Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti put it best, there isn’t enough space on Twitter fo Vin.

I will never know anyone as kind, as gracious, as talented as Vin. Twitter isn’t big enough for all the memories, stories, instances of a person who was the best at what he did behind a microphone and who was even a better person than he was a broadcaster. Rest easy my friend.💔 https://t.co/wMDri5IMVg

ESPN reporter Jeff Passan highlighted the late broadcaster’s grace on the air.

Vin Scully was a storyteller, and nobody ever told the story of baseball better. He called games with such elegance and grace. He spoke only when necessary, allowing the broadcast to breathe when it demanded. He made baseball a more beautiful game. RIP. https://t.co/cmQ2nGJW3Y