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Longtime baseball scout Bobby Fontaine Jr. dies at 73
Original: Bobby Fontaine Jr., scout of several Hall of Famers, dies at 73 https://www. mlb.com/news/longtime-baseball -scout-bobby
Bobby Fontaine Jr., a longtime baseball scout, scouting director and executive, has died at age 73. He passed away on Friday after spending 48 years in the baseball industry, during which he scouted several players who went on to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. His death is being noted across the baseball world, with tributes highlighting his decades of behind-the-scenes contributions to the game.
Why now: News of the death of a respected figure who helped identify several Hall of Fame players is drawing attention across baseball.
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