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Always give an autograph when somebody asks you.

Tommy Lasorda

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Tommy Lasorda
Age: 93 †
Born: 1927
Born: September 22
Died: 2021
Died: January 7
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Voice Actor
Norristown
Pennsylvania
Thomas Charles Lasorda
Giving
Always
Autograph
Autographs
Somebody
Sports
Asks
Give

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