Davey Johnson, who managed the New York Mets to the World Series title in 1986, has died at 82.

He passed away Friday, according to a post on X from Jay Horwitz, the former longtime public relations head for the team. Johnson’s cause of death was not revealed.

Johnson was managing the Mets’ Triple-A squad when he was hired ahead of the 1984 season, taking over a team that George Bamberger and Frank Howard led to a 68-94 record in 1983.

In his first two seasons, his teams won 90 games in 1984 and 98 games in 1985. The following season, the Mets finished the regular season with a mark of 108-54 on their way to a World Series win over the Boston Red Sox in seven games.

That’s the series remembered for the Game 6 blunder by Bill Buckner of the Red Sox. Playing first base, Buckner couldn’t

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