Tom Singer covered the Pirates during their three consecutive postseason berths from 2013-15. (MLB.com)
With news like this, there is crying in baseball.
Tom Singer, among the first journalists hired at MLB.com, passed away suddenly on Monday at his residence in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Tom was a world-class reporter and beloved colleague who had been with us for each of our first 15 seasons. He dedicated his life to the people he loved, the game he loved and to exceptional storytelling as both a reporter and editor.
Tom, 67, battled heath issues in recent years and quietly fought them to the end. He was a go-to jack of all trades, always putting the team and relationships first, always expressing gratitude for each opportunity and breath. Tom, who started covering baseball in 1974, didn’t have an entitled bone in his body, and he welcomed assignments near and far, most recently as a writer covering the team of his youth, the Pittsburgh Pirates.
“He was a kind-hearted man and he was a fantastic friend of the game,” Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. “He peeled back the layers and more often than not he’d have a piece of information that not many others had. He had a very unique lens through which he watched the game and a unique storytelling ability that was endearing.”
