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Former Dodgers GM Fred Claire dies at 91

Original: Former Dodgers GM Fred Claire, whose team won 1988 World Series, dies at 91 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7665445/202

Fred Claire, general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1987 to 1998, has died at the age of 91. He built the roster that won the 1988 World Series, when Kirk Gibson's home run helped the underdog Dodgers beat the Oakland Athletics. Claire spent more than two decades with the organization and was widely respected across baseball.

Why now: News of the death of a key figure behind the Dodgers' storied 1988 championship has just been announced.

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