▁dem ise ▁of ▁Mario ▁S oto ' s ▁career ▁to ▁arm ▁injury . ▁ ▁Ber gesch ▁was ▁fired ▁just ▁prior ▁to ▁Spring ▁training ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Final ▁Ten ure ▁With ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁Ber gesch ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁first ▁on ▁a ▁consult ing ▁basis , ▁and ▁then ▁more ▁formally , ▁although ▁his ▁respons ib ilities ▁were ▁only ▁lo os ely ▁defined . ▁Bill ▁Mad den ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁" Ste in br en ner " ▁dep ict s ▁Ber gesch ▁as ▁having ▁a ▁back room ▁advis ory ▁presence ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁which ▁set ▁the ▁stage ▁for ▁the ▁Yan ke es ' ▁periods ▁of ▁domin ance ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁de cade . ▁Ber gesch ▁formally ▁retired ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁While ▁his ▁health ▁permitted , ▁he ▁enjoyed ▁att ending ▁Spring ▁training ▁and ▁regular ▁season ▁games . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁wife ▁Virginia , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁St am ford , ▁Connecticut ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Ber gesch ▁died ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁a ▁month ▁before ▁his ▁ 9 0 th ▁birth day . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Baseball ▁America . com ▁page ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 1 ▁death s ▁Category : C inc inn ati ▁Red s ▁execut ives ▁Category : K ansas ▁City ▁Athletics ▁personnel ▁Category