Baseball Icon Don Zimmer Passes Away at 83

During Wednesday night's Yankee game, Suzyn Waldman announced that Don Zimmer had passed away. She broke down while delivering the news and John Sterling needed to take over. Don Zimmer was well loved and well respected both on and off the field. It had been said of him that you shouldn't ask Don a question if you couldn't handle an honest answer. Our thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family. Here is just a small sampling of reactions upon hearing the sad news...

Bill Madden of The New York Daily News writes.."Baseball is forever poorer with the passing of Don Zimmer, one of the game’s all-time good will ambassadors, humorists and raconteurs..."

Don Zimmer's Grandson, Beau Zimmer a reporter for WTSP 10 News tweeted

The MLB and Joe Torre issued this statement. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays issued this statement upon the news of his passing:

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays issued this statement upon the news of his passing...