Overview
- The team confirmed his death on Feb. 21, stating Mazeroski died Friday, Feb. 20, in Lansdale at age 89.
- MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and Pirates owner Bob Nutting issued tributes highlighting his singular 1960 Game 7 home run and defensive excellence.
- The second baseman remains the only player to end a World Series Game 7 with a walk-off home run, hit off Ralph Terry at Forbes Field on Oct. 13, 1960.
- A defensive cornerstone, he won eight Gold Gloves and set the MLB record with 1,706 double plays turned at second base.
- He spent all 17 major-league seasons with Pittsburgh, entered the Hall of Fame in 2001, and was honored with a retired No. 9 and a statue unveiled in 2010.