MLB News: Famous Scout Scott Littlefield died at 59 years old
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The Special Temporary Staff Assistant of Texas Rangers, Scott Littlefield, died Friday at the age of 59, the team announced on Saturday.
Littlefield was found dead in his Houston hotel room after an apparent heart attack, USA today reported. The longtime scout of the MLB would have undergone cardiac surgery two years ago.
“Scott was one of the most respected scouts of Major League Baseball who had an incredible impact on this organization,” said the president of the Rangers, Chris Young, at the point of sale.
“His voice had an influence in all aspects of our baseball operation, professional, amateur and international evaluation to the evaluation of players of the major league. He was an invaluable resource and advisor.
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A cap and a glove of Texas Rangers in the canoe in a match against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on June 20, 2025. (Photos Joshua Veon / MLB via Getty Images)
“More importantly, he was one of the most authentic and attentive individuals of the game.”
The Rangers honored Littlefield as scout of the red jacket of the year in 2019. Littlefield joined the organization in November 2009 and was strongly involved in the team’s scouting department.
Before working with the Rangers, Littlefield spent time with Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres. Littlefield won the scout of the year with the Padres in 2007.
The dodgers win qualifiers in the last home match of Clayton Kershaw in the regular season
A hats of the Texas Rangers in honor of the army is in the canoe during the second round against the Astros of Houston in Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on May 18, 2025. (Images Tim Heitman / Imagn)
Littlefield was Dave Littlefield’s brother, former director general of Pirates, and Mark Littlefield, New York Yankees medical coordinator.
The Rangers will take the ground with Heavy Hearts on Saturday when they face the Miami Marlins at home at 7:05 pm.
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A Texas Rangers player and a glove in the canoe in a match against the Blue Jays in Toronto at Rogers Center in Toronto on July 26, 2024. (John E. Sokolowski / USA Today Sports)
The Rangers are 79-75 and lost their last five games. The team was in the running for the third point of the American league, but their losses’ sequence crushed its chances of playoffs.
The Rangers have five games behind the Houston Astros for the third point of the American League. With only eight games to play, the Rangers should make a sequence of wild victories and get a lot of help from the teams in front of them to make the playoffs.
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