rangers' player personnel special assistant scott littlefield passed away on september 19, 2025 during the team's road trip in houston. spending many years as a scout, littlefield's impact on players and the organizations that he worked for was significant, and the rangers quickly added a memorial patch to their jerseys for the remainder of the season.
given the short amount of time that the club wore the patch, i was thankful to find this 2026 topps finest jose corniell finest autograph card
corniell was signed by the mariners in 2019 and acquired by the rangers in a 2020 trade, so i'm not sure if littlefield scouted him at all. it's highly likely, however, as littlefield was heavily involved in professional, amateur, and international scouting during his 16-year tenure with the rangers (and for 14 years before that), and would have also contributed to player evaluations related to trades.
it's not often that a team recognizes an off-field member of the organization in this manner, so littlefield was obviously well thought of and considered a prized member of the franchise. from what i was able to find, two of his kids are involved in scouting at the big league level, carrying on his legacy.
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