Baseball Executive Kevin Towers Dead At 56 Of Thyroid Cancer
by Lindsey Adler from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#3ENJ1)
Former Padres and Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers died Tuesday morning of thyroid cancer, which he was diagnosed with in late 2016. Towers was known as a popular and insightful executive, first entering the front office ranks as a scout before he became the Padres' GM in 1995.