Alcohol contributed to Marzano death

Philadelphia native John Marzano was intoxicated when he fell down the stairs and died in his home, the medical examiner's office said Thursday.

Marzano, who went to Temple and spent parts of 10 major league seasons with Boston, Texas and Seattle. died in April at the age of 45.

He had been working for MLC.com, as co-host of a Morning webcast. Before that, Marzano was an analyst Comcast SportsNet's Phillies postgame shows and also appeared on WIP.

The cause of Marzano's death was determined as "postural asphyxia contributed to by blunt trauma and ethanol intoxication."