Davey Johnson, the longtime major league manager and former All-Star second baseman, died on Friday at age 82.
Johnson managed four different teams to the postseason (Mets, Reds, Orioles, and Nationals), and won a World Series with the New York Mets in 1986. He managed the Dodgers in 1999 and 2000, his only managerial stop that did not include a trip to the playoffs.
“The Los Angeles Dodgers are saddened by the passing of Davey Johnson, who managed the team from 1999-2000,” the team said in a statement. “We offer our condolences to his family and friends.”
Johnson’s Mets won 100 games in 1988, two years after winning the World Series, but lost to the Dodgers in seven games in the NLCS.
Johnson’s last postseason trip was with the Nationals in 2012, with a phenom named Bryce Harper who m