Davey Johnson
Dead at 82 …
Legendary Manager, 3-Time World Series Winner
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Davey Johnson — a well-known MLB player and manager — has died … according to the New York Mets’ public relations office.
Jay Horwitz — a longtime Mets employee — announced the news on X … revealing Davey’s wife, Susan, told him about his friend passing away.
Johnson died at a hospital in Sarasota, Florida on Friday. Horowitz did not reveal a cause of death.
Johnson kicked off his career in professional baseball as a minor leaguer in 1962 … before the Baltimore Orioles called him up in 1965.
Davey — a tremendous fielder — helped Baltimore win the World Series in 1966 and 1970 … racking up three All-Star appearances and three Gold Gloves during his eight-season tenure with the team.
Johnson was traded to the Atlanta Braves prior to the 1973 season, where he was once again elected to the All-Star team. Johnson later played for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs … and, he even logged two campaigns with the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball league in Japan.
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However, most baseball fans will remember Johnson as a manager who took over the Mets in 1984 … leading Keith Hernandez, Dwight “Doc” Gooden and Darryl Strawberry to the franchise’s second World Series title in 1986.
Johnson was fired by the Mets during the 1990 season … and, he later managed the Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers and — after a decade of coaching for international teams — the Washington Nationals.
He was a two-time Manager of the Year Award winner … taking home the honor in 1997 with the Orioles and 2012 with the Nats. He finished his MLB managing career with a 1,372–1,071 record. He’s also a member of the Orioles Hall of Fame and the Mets Hall of Fame.
Johnson was 82.
RIP