Dodgers special advisor Don Newcombe hospitalized, ‘resting comfortably.’

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Dodgers special advisor Don Newcombe was taken to a hospital from Dodger Stadium Monday night and is now “resting comfortably” according to the team. His condition is not known and the team said only that he became ill prior to the Dodgers’ 10-7 win over the Phillies last night.

Newcombe, who turned 89 in June, is a regular presence at Dodger Stadium. He is credited with creating the Dodgers’ community relations department in 1970, believed to be the first of its kind in MLB. Since 2009, he’s served as a special advisor to the chairman.

One of the first African-Americans to play for the franchise along with Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella, Newcombe pitched for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1949-51 and 1954-58. He was a four-time National League All-Star and compiled a record of 149-90 with 1,129 strikeouts and a 3.56 ERA, 136 complete games and 24 shutouts. Newcombe pitched in three World Series.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.