San Francisco Chronicle writers John Shea and Susan Slusser have been reporting on how his former teammates are reeling from his sudden death.
Shea spoke to Rickey Henderson, who heard the news from Phillips' family.
Former teammate,
Frank Thomas says he's reeling over Tony Phillips' death. "The time we spent together was a blast.He was the man. And he loved baseball."
The A's didn't provide a cause of death Friday in announcing Phillips' passing, which the club said occurred Wednesday in Arizona and was unexpected.
Former teammate Dave Stewart, however, told the San Francisco Chronicle that Phillips had died from an apparent heart attack.
