Davey Johnson, former Mets manager, dead at 82

The Brief

Former New York Mets manager Davey Johnson has died at 82.

Johnson managed the Mets from 1984 to 1990, is the franchise's all-time ‘winningest’ manager, and won the World Series with the team in 1986.

Johnson also played in 13 Major League seasons, winning two world series as a player with the Baltimore Orioles.

NEW YORK - Davey Johnson, the manager who led the New York Mets to their second World Series title in 1986, died on Friday.

What we know:

Johnson died at a Florida hospital on Friday after a long battle with an illness, according to the Associated Press.

Johnson had a long MLB career, both as a player and a manager. He spent 13 years in the big leagues as a player, eight of those with the Baltimore Orioles, winning the World Series twice in 1964 and 1970.

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