Baseball agent Tony Attanasio dies at 84, represented players from Bobby Valentine to Ichiro Suzuki

FILE - Yokahama BayStars ace closer Kazuhiro Sasaki, left, and his agent Tony Attanasio, right, address reporters during a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle, Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999.

FILE - Yokahama BayStars ace closer Kazuhiro Sasaki, left, and his agent Tony Attanasio, right, address reporters during a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle, Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999. (AP Photo/Ralph Radford, File)


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NEW YORK — Tony Attanasio, a baseball agent since before the start of free agency whose clients ranged from Bobby Valentine to Ichiro Suzuki, has died. He was 84. Attanasio died Aug. 30 at his home in San Diego following a long illness, according to his son Michael. Attanasio's first client was Valentine in 1972 and his last was Suzuki in 2014. Attanasio was widely regarded as a standout in salary arbitration.

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