Major League Baseball is mourning the loss of former manager, coach and player Pat Corrales, who died at the age of 82, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.

“RIP legendary Pat Corrales, 82, a fiery player, manager and baseball executive who leaves behind quite a fabulous legacy,” Nightengale tweeted. “It was a privilege to know and spend time with him.”

Corrales is best remembered for his time as skipper of the Texas Rangers (1978-80), Philadelphia Phillies (1982-83) and Cleveland (1983-87).

The Guardians shared their condolences on X, former known as Twitter: “We are saddened to hear of the passing of former Cleveland Manager Pat Corrales. Corrales spent nine years as a Major League Manager, leading our club from 1983-87.”

Corrales has the dubious distinction of being the only MLB manager fired while his team was in first place.

That happened on July 18, 1983 when Phillies general manager Paul Owens sacked Corrales despite being tied for first in the National League East with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Owens managed the Phillies the rest of the way and took them to the World Series, which they lost to the Baltimore Orioles in five games.

As a coach, Corrales worked for the Rangers (1976-78), Yankees (1989), Atlanta Braves (1990-2006) and Washington Nationals (2007-08, 2009, 2011).

Corrales’ MLB career began as a catcher with the Phillies in 1964.

He later played for the Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres.

Corrales hit .216 with four home runs in 300 games spread across nine seasons before moving into coaching.