Don Sutton, the former pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers who played for a total of five Major Baseball League teams over a two-decade-long career, passed away on Tuesday. He was 75.
Sutton's son, Daron, made the announcement on social media, writing that Don passed away in his sleep overnight.
Saddened to share that my dad passed away in his sleep last night. He worked as hard as anyone I’ve ever known and he treated those he encountered with great respect...and he took me to work a lot. For all these things, I am very grateful. Rest In Peace. pic.twitter.com/cvlDRRdVXa
— Daron Sutton (@lifeisgreatsut) January 19, 2021
"He worked as hard as anyone I’ve ever known and he treated those he encountered with great respect...and he took me to work a lot. For all these things, I am very grateful. Rest In Peace," Daron Sutton writes.
Don Sutton first pitched for the L.A. Dodgers in 1966, and then joined the Astros in 1981. In 1982, Sutton was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers, where he played until being traded to the Oakland Athletics in 1985 and then returned to the Dodgers in 1988.
Sutton retired in 1989 to start his broadcasting career as a commentator.
Jon Greenburg, the president of the Milwaukee Admirals Hockey Club and former media director for the Brewers, tweeted Tuesday that Don took him under his wing when he started as a batboy in 1984.
"I am deeply saddened by the news of Don Sutton's passing," Greenburg writes. "He took care of me and was always so kind to me. This one gets me. My deepest condolences to the Sutton family."
I am deeply saddened by the news of Don Sutton's passing. Don took me under his wing when I started as a batboy in 1984. He took care of me and was always so kind to me. This one gets me. My deepest condolences to the Sutton family. #RIPDon
— Jon Greenberg (@JonAdmirals) January 19, 2021
