Sal Bando, former All-Star third baseman and World Series champion, dies at 78

Sal Bando, a three-time World Series champion with the Oakland Athletics and former Milwaukee Brewers executive, died Jan. 20 at age 78. (Gary Dineen/AP)

MILWAUKEE — Sal Bando, a three-time World Series champion with the Oakland Athletics and former Milwaukee Brewers executive, has died. He was 78.

According to a statement from his family, Bando died Friday night in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. The family said the former third baseman lost a battle with cancer that began over five years ago.