“We mourn the passing of Orioles Hall of Fame second baseman Rich Dauer, who spent his entire 10-year career with the O’s,” the club posted on social media. “We send our deepest sympathies to the Dauer family as well as his many teammates and friends.”

The Baltimore Orioles have announced the death of Rich Dauer, a former big-league infielder and coach who was inducted into the team's Hall of Fame in 2012. Dauer, 72, was roughly two years removed from suffering a massive stroke.

Following the announcement of his death, many fans of Rich Dauer flooded social media with tribute messages for the former baseball legend. The Baltimore Orioles’ fame and former Houston Astros coach passed away at the age of 72.