Last fall, Will Carroll and I had the opportunity to work with the folks at MLB.com on their postseason coverage. In doing so, we got to know former major leaguer John Marzano, a Baseball Channel co-host and a key part of the studio shows MLB put together for the NLCS. Working with John was a highlight of that assignment for me; he brought a sense of humor and a gregariousness that immediately put those around him at ease. He didn’t come off as anything but a guy who loved baseball, loved talking about the game and having fun doing it. Whether sharing stories about his catching days on air, or showing pictures of his new grandchild off of it, Marzano made the world around him a brighter place.
Marzano died Saturday morning at the age of 45, leaving a hole in the lives of his family, his many friends within the game and at MLB Advanced Media. To those people, especially Marzano’s co-host and close friend Vinny Micucci, all of us at Baseball Prospectus offer our sympathy and our prayers.
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