The Orioles announced on Monday that longtime infielder and coach Rich Dauer has died ... but he returned to Minute Maid Park the following April for an emotional first pitch.

On a chilly Friday morning in TigerTown, Hinch stood in the right-field corner, quietly reflecting on the late Rich Dauer — a mentor, a friend and a baseball lifer. "He was a coach," Hinch said.

Rich Dauer, an infielder who played a decade in the major leagues and won a World Series as a player with Baltimore and as a coach with Houston, has died. He was 72. The Orioles announced Dauer's ...

Rich Dauer, an infielder who played a decade in the major leagues and won a World Series as a player with Baltimore and as a coach with Houston, has died. He was 72. The Orioles announced Dauer's ...

Rich Dauer, the second baseman on the 1983 World Series-winning team, has died at the age of 72 in an announcement made by the Orioles. One of the Baltimore Orioles former players has sadly passed ...

"We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of former Astros coach Rich Dauer. In addition to his fine playing career with the Orioles, Rich was a popular coach with the Astros for three seasons ...