Davey Johnson, who won World Series twice with Baltimore as player, managed Mets to title, dies

NEW YORK (AP) — 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.

FILE - New York Mets Manager Davey Johnson talks with reporters prior to the opening game of the World Series between the Mets and the Boston Red Sox at Shea Stadium in New York, Oct. 18, 1986. (Paul Benoit | AP Photo/Paul Bemoit, File)

Johnson played 13 major league seasons with Baltimore, the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs from 1965-78 and won the G