Steve Boros, 74, who spent almost a half-century working in baseball and managed both the Athletics and the Padres, passed away Wednesday night at his home in Deland, Fla. The cause of death was complications from multiple myeloma, which he had had been fighting for four years, said his son, Steve Boros Jr. "The Detroit Tigers were saddened to hear of the passing of Steve Boros," Tigers president Dave Dombrowski said in a statement. "Steve started and finished his career as a Tiger, first as a player, and most recently with us in the front office. Steve was a life-long baseball man, who we respected for his years of experience as a player, manager and teacher of the game. We've lost another long-standing member of our Tigers' family and the organization extends its heartfelt condolences to the Boros family."