Davey Johnson, former Dodgers manager who also guided Mets to title, dies at 82

Davey Johnson, World Series-winning manager of the 1986 New York Mets who managed the Dodgers from 1999-2000, died Friday at 82 after a long illness.

Johnson won two World Series as a player with Baltimore and managed five major league teams, earning manager of the year honors twice.

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 a World Series 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 seasons with Baltimore, the Atlanta Braves, Philade