Davey Johnson, a longtime MLB manager who led the Mets to the World Series title in 1986, has died at the age of 82. Johnson's wife, Susan, confirmed his passing to Mets team historian Jay Horwitz on Saturday.

Johnson, who played in the majors from 1965-1978, began his managerial career with the Mets in 1984, enjoying instant success in the process. He became the first manager in Major League Baseball history to win 90 or more games in each of his first five seasons, and secured the aforementioned World Series title in his third year at the helm.

Johnson's 1986 Mets won 108 games during the regular season, beat the Astros in six games for the NL pennant and then defeated the Red Sox in seven games in the World Series.

Yet Johnson wouldn't last too much longer in New York. He

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