Former San Diego Padres player and hitting coach has passed away at the age of 81 after a battle with cancer.
Merv Rettenmund, a 13-season Major League veteran who later earned recognition as a respected hitting coach, passed away on Saturday at 81.
Rettenmund served as the A’s hitting coach during their power-driven run to a World Series title in 1989 and an American League pennant in 1990. However, most of his coaching career was with the Padres, where he worked from 1991 to 1999 and returned for a second stint from 2006 to 2007, marking the end of his time as a major league coach.Rettenmund was part of Baltimore’s pennant-winning teams from 1969 to 1971.
After the 1973 season, he was traded to Cincinnati, where he won his second World Series ring with the Reds' powerhouse team in 1975.
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