POSTED: 4:14 pm CST January 5, 2012
UPDATED: 4:33 pm CST January 5, 2012
MILWAUKEE -- Longtime Brewers groundskeeper Gary Vanden Berg's name will be a permanent part of Major League Baseball history.MLB has named its Groundskeeper Hall of Fame trophy in Vanden Berg's honor.The 59-year-old died of cancer in October.Vanden Berg worked for the Brewers for more than 30 years, keeping the fields at County Stadium and Miller Park in shape.Emil Bossard and George Toma will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sunday and will have their names inscribed on the trophy.Bossard worked for the St. Paul Saints and the Cleveland Indians, and Toma worked for the Kansas City Athletics and the Kansas City Royals.
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