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CINCINNATI — The Mets of yesterday and today remembered a legend of the franchise Saturday.

After Davey Johnson — who as a manager guided the Mets to their most recent World Series title in 1986 and as a player made the final out of the 1969 World Series to clinch the Mets’ first championship — died on Friday at 82 , the memories poured in .

“Davey Johnson was the greatest manager I ever played for,” Darryl Strawberry said in a statement released by the club. “He let us do our own thing. This is a sad day for the Mets and for the 1986 Mets family.” 5

Johnson led the team from 1984-90, highl

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