 but we have some sad news now as we head to break on the post game, we wanna pay tribute to a baseball lifer. Earlier today, Frank Howard passed away. He was a towering personality who hit towering home runs during a 16-year career with the Dodgers, Senators, Rangers, and Tigers. His manager, Ted Williams, famously called him the biggest and strongest hitter whoever played the game and said nobody ever hit the ball harder and farther than Howard. While with the Senators, he earned nicknames like Hondo, the Washington Monument, and the Capitol Punisher. He won the 1960 National League Rookie of the Year award, was a four-time All-Star, and finished his career with 382 homers during an era when pitching was dominant. After his playing career, he also served as a coach with the Yankees in 1989 and again from 1991 to 93. Howard was an advisor to George M. Steinbrenner in the 2000s and a frequent instructor at Yankee Spring Training. Frank Howard was 87 years old.