THE Texas Rangers announced the devastating news of the death of a longtime scout on Saturday.

The MLB world has mourned the loss of a veteran scout who was found dead in a hotel room.

On Saturday morning, the Rangers revealed that scout Scott Littlefield was found dead in his Houston hotel room following an apparent heart attack.

The 59-year-old Littlefield had heart surgery two years ago.

Littlefield had been on an assignment after spending last weekend with the Rangers during their series with the Houston Astros , per a report from The Dallas Morning News .

He was close to Rangers manager Bruce Bochy after working together during their days with the San Diego Padres.

Littlefield was also deemed one of the "inner circle" talent evaluators under the president of basebal

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