Davey Johnson, former Nats manager and World Series winner with Mets, dies at 82
Davey Johnson achieved 595 wins with the Mets, the most in team history, and was twice named Manager of the Year during his 17-season MLB managerial career.
- Davey Johnson, former manager of the New York Mets and several MLB teams, died at age 82 on September 6, 2025.
- Johnson's long career began as a player with Baltimore Orioles before managing the Mets from 1984 to 1990, leading them to their 1986 World Series win.
- He won 595 games with the Mets, the most in franchise history, guided the team to multiple division titles, and later managed the Orioles, Reds, and Nationals.
- Johnson earned Manager of the Year honors twice, in 1997 with Baltimore and in 2012 with Washington, and was known for saying, "I treated my players like men."
- His passing marks the loss of a prominent baseball figure whose strategic leadership left a significant legacy across four franchises over 17 managerial seasons.
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Three-time MLB World Series champion Davey Johnson dead at 82
Davey Johnson, who captured two World Series titles as a player and another MLB crown as a manager, has died, New York Mets vice-president of alumni public relations Jay Horwitz announced on Saturday.
Davey Johnson, who managed star-studded, colorful Mets to World Series title in 1986, dies at 82
NEW YORK — Davey Johnson, an All-Star second baseman who won the World Series twice with the Baltimore Orioles as a player and managed the New York Mets to the title in 1986, has died. He was 82. Longtime Mets public relations representative Jay Horwitz said Johnson’s wife, Susan, informed him of his death after a long illness. Johnson was at a hospital in Sarasota, Florida, when he died Friday, Horwitz said. Johnson played 13 major league seaso…
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