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Former Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers dies from cancer

USA Today's Bob Nightengale tweeted the news saying Towers was "one of the greatest people this game has ever known." He said Towers would be "greatly missed."

General manager Kevin Towers of the Arizona Diamondbacks talks with the media before the Opening Day MLB game against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field on March 31, 2014. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Kevin Towers, the former Arizona Diamondbacks general manager, has passed away from cancer, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale.

Nightengale tweeted the news saying Towers was "one of the greatest people this game has ever known." He said Towers would be "greatly missed."

Kevin Towers, one of the greatest people this game has ever known, and the ultimate fighter, has passed away from cancer. Unbelievable. He will be greatly missed. Loved that man
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) January 30, 2018

Others, like MLB on Fox's Ken Rosenthal, expressed their condolences. Rosenthal said Towers was "one of my all-time favorite people."

RIP, Kevin Towers. One of my all-time favorite people, gone much too soon.
- Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 30, 2018

Towers was the Diamondbacks GM from 2010-14. Former D-Backs manager and current Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch revealed Towers was battling cancer during last season's World Series.

Towers was 56.