SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former San Francisco Giants managing general partner Bill Neukom, a bow-tie loving, longtime Microsoft attorney who was at the helm when the team won its first World Series title in 2010, has died. He was 83.
The team announced Neukom’s death Thursday. No additional information was provided.
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