Joe Garagiola, ex-player turned glib broadcaster, dies at 90

PHOENIX (AP) — Joe Garagiola’s nine-year baseball career was a modest one. His 57 years in broadcasting that followed made him one of the most popular figures in the sports world and beyond.
The man Arizona Diamondbacks President Derrick Hall called “one of the biggest personalities this game has ever seen” died Wednesday. He was 90.
FILE – This is a Sept. 5, 1949, file photo showing St. Louis Cardinals catcher Joe Garagiola. Former big league catcher and popular br