Baseball legend, broadcaster Joe Garagiola Sr., dies at 90

Baseball legend and longtime broadcaster Joe Garagiola Sr., has died. He was 90.

The Arizona Diamondbacks posted the news on the team's Twitter page.

According to ABC 15, Garagiola played for nine seasons in the major leagues and was part of the 1946 St. Louis Cardinals team that won the World Series. He went on to have a successful broadcasting career.

Fans took to social media to remember Garagiola.

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