Active in Baseball For 65 Years
In 1977, he returned to Boston's farm system for good as a roving infield instructor and coordinator of Boston's extended spring training program. Although his responsibilities were gradually reduced as he grew older, he remained active in the Red Sox system through 2001, and his 88th birthday. A field in Boston's training base at Fort Myers, Florida, is named in his honor.
Popowski was a lifelong resident of Sayreville, New Jersey.
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