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Davey Johnson, Mets’ 1986 World Series Manager and Four-Time All-Star, Dies at 82

Tributes across baseball emphasize his data-driven coaching legacy.

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FILE - New York Mets Manager Davey Johnson, center, holds baseball's World Series trophy on the podium after the Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox in Game 7, at Shea Stadium in New York, Oct. 27, 1986. Mets General Manager Frank Cashen, left, Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth, partially hidden, and Mets President Fred Wilpon, right, join the celebration in the locker room the clubhouse. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File)
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Overview

  • His death was confirmed by longtime Mets executive Jay Horwitz, who said Johnson’s wife, Susan, reported he died Friday in a Sarasota hospital after a long illness; no cause was disclosed.
  • He remains the winningest manager in Mets history at 595–417 (.588), guiding the 108-win 1986 team to a seven-game World Series title.
  • Johnson compiled a 1,372–1,071 (.562) managerial record with the Reds, Orioles, Dodgers and Nationals, winning Manager of the Year in 1997 (AL) and 2012 (NL).
  • As a player, he won two World Series with the Orioles, made four All-Star teams, earned three Gold Gloves and hit 43 home runs for the 1973 Braves.
  • Remembrances poured in from former players and teams, including Darryl Strawberry, Jim Palmer, the Orioles and Bryce Harper, who said Johnson “gave me the opportunity to be a big leaguer.”