LOS ANGELES _ Dodgers Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda underwent surgery Thursday to replace the pacemaker in his heart.
The procedure was confirmed by the Dodgers on Friday morning. The team added in a release that Lasorda is "doing well and looking forward to returning to Dodger Stadium."
Lasorda, 89, has been hospitalized for more than two weeks and has a history of heart problems. He was hospitalized following a heart attack in 2012 and received his first pacemaker at that time.
Lasorda has been hospitalized multiple times in the past year, including after a fall while attending a memorabilia show in Atlantic City in August and then again for 10 days with multiple issues in October. But he was released in time to attend Game 3 of the National League Championship Series between the Dodgers and Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium, where he received his usual ovation when introduced to the crowd.
Lasorda is in his 68th season with the Dodgers, serving as special advisor to the chairman after years as a player, scout, minor league manager, major league manager and even briefly as interim general manager. He managed the Dodgers from 1976-96, winning 1,599 regular-season games, four National League pennants and two World Series. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1997, the usual five-year waiting period having been waived when heart problems forced Lasorda into retirement as manager.
