Marty Springstead died:

A native of Nyack, N.Y., Springstead was an American League umpire from 1966 to 1985 and worked the World Series in 1973, 1978 and 1983.

After retiring from the field, he became the AL’s executive director of umpires, then worked as an umpire supervisor for MLB after umpire staffs from the leagues merged.

He retired from his management position before the 2010 season.

My thoughts go out to his family and friends.