Brito is best known for discovering former Dodgers pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Fernando Valenzuela.
The team announced his death to the crowd before hosting the Chicago Cubs and held a moment of silence. Photos of Brito and his discoveries were shown on the stadium's videoboards. He died at a Los Angeles hospital. No cause of death was provided.
Before becoming one of baseball's best-known scouts, Brito played in the Washington Senators' minor league system from 1955-61. He reached the Triple-A level and played professionally in Mexico from 1961-66. In 1979, Brito convinced Campanis to sign Valenzuela, who became the most successful Mexican-born pitcher in major league history. He was won rookie of the year and the NL Cy Young Award while leading the Dodgers to a World Series title in 1981.
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