Warner Fusselle, Brooklyn Cyclones, Veteran Baseball Announcer, Dies at 68

Longtime sportscaster Warner Fusselle died last night of an apparent heart attack. He was 68.

Taking a page from his idols Red Barber and Ernie Harwell, Fusselle was another southerner to call baseball games in Brooklyn when the Mets single A affiliate debuted in 2001. He was scheduled to be at the mic for a 12th straight Opening Day next week.

“We were fortunate to have the best radio announcer in the sport working for us,” Cyclones GM Steve Cohen tells FishbowlNY.

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