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I am deeply saddened and shocked at the loss of umpire Wally Bell.

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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Brooklyn
New York
Joseph Paul Torre
Shocked
Deeply
Loss
Wally
Umpire
Saddened
Umpires
Bell
Bells

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