Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda has not been able to attend the Los Angeles Dodgers' recent playoff games as he recovers in a hospital from back and shoulder issues.

The former Dodgers manager, who is a now a special adviser to the team, missed Games 3 and 4 of the division series against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium. Dodgers executive vice president Lon Rosen told the Orange County Register that the 89-year-old Lasorda remained hospitalized for the first game of the NLCS against the Chicago Cubs, but he was "feeling better."

Rosen said he called Lasorda from the clubhouse after the Dodgers beat the Nationals in Game 5 of the NLDS. Players Yasiel Puig, Joc Pederson and Justin Turner were given the phone and spoke to Lasorda.

Tommy Lasorda hangs out with the Phillie Fanatic in the 1980s. Focus on Sport/Getty Images

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has been texting Lasorda during the postseason, according to the newspaper. Lasorda has also asked about tickets for NLCS games at Dodger Stadium, according to Rosen.

Lasorda was hospitalized in August after a fall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and required 12 stitches.

Lasorda managed the Dodgers for 21 seasons, leading them to World Series titles in 1981 and 1988. Lasorda ranks 20th all time among managers in wins with 1,599. He pitched 26 games in the majors from 1954 to 1956 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Kansas City Athletics.

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997.

Information from ESPN's Buster Olney was used in this report.