Davey Johnson, first manager to lead Nationals to the postseason, dead at 82

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Davey Johnson, first manager to lead Nationals to the postseason, dead at 82

Bryan Albin | [e-mail]
September 6, 2025, 12:00 PM


FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2013, file photo, Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson watches from the dugout during the sixth inning of the team's baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Washington. Johnson is in a Florida hospital with COVID-19, according to former New York Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz. Horwitz said he spoke with Johnson briefly on Friday. Johnson, 77, was a four-time All-Star second baseman and managed the Mets to their last World Series title in 1986. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)(AP/Nick Wass)

Davey Johnson, the first manager to lead the Washington Nationals to the postseason and a three-time World Series champion, died on Friday, according to multiple sources. He was 82.

Johnson was a four time all-star second basemen, winning the 1966 and 1970 World Series with the Baltimore Orioles. He then managed the New York Mets to a World Series title in 1986.

“We are deeply saddened by his passing and join all of Major League Baseball in honoring his memory,” Washington Nationals Managing Principal Owner Mark Lerner said in a statement.

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[underpants]

1. He was a helluva manager.

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[BeyondGeography]

2. He was the perfect manager for that Mets team is all I know

They had a lot of big names, temperamental kids, red asses, guys who thought very highly of themselves, quieter guys…they all played their asses off for him in ‘86. The Mets haven’t won the big one since.