Longtime Atlanta Braves broadcaster Skip Caray died at his home on Sunday at age 68.
“We’ve all lost a very good friend,” Braves manager Bobby Cox said. “For me, he was a good buddy — at the park and away from the park. We always had a lot of great laughs. He will be very sorely missed.”
Caray, the son of the legendary voice of the Chicago Cubs, Harry Caray, was drawn into broadcasting by his father and the family tradition continues with two of Skip’s sons. Chip Caray is part of the Braves broadcast team and Josh Caray is working on the radio for the Class A Rome Braves.
Although the cause of death was not immediately known, Caray had been battling diabetes, congestive heart failure, an irregular heartbeat and reduced kidney and liver functions.