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

FILE - In this Aug file photo Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson watches from the dugout during the sixth inning of the team's baseball challenge against the Atlanta Braves in Washington Johnson is in a Florida hospital with COVID- according to former New York Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz Horwitz mentioned he spoke with Johnson briefly on Friday Johnson was a four-time All-Star second baseman and managed the Mets to their last World Series title in AP Photo Nick Wass File AP Nick Wass FILE - In this Aug file photo Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson watches from the dugout during the sixth inning of the team's baseball battle against the Atlanta Braves in Washington Johnson is in a Florida hospital with COVID- according to former New York Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz Horwitz revealed he spoke with Johnson briefly on Friday Johnson was a four-time All-Star second baseman and managed the Mets to their last World Series title in 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 Johnson was a four time all-star second basemen winning the and World Series with the Baltimore Orioles He then managed the New York Mets to a World Series title in 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 revealed in a message He was an incredible person I ll perpetually cherish the memories we made together with the Nationals and I know his legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of our fans and those across baseball Johnson managed the Orioles in and both years leading the Orioles to the American League Championship Series He was named American League Manager of the year following the season He joined the Nationals front office in eventually succeeding Jim Riggleman as manager after Riggleman s resignation in the middle of the season Johnson led the Nationals to their first NL East division title in as they made the playoffs for the first time since arriving in DC in He was subsequently named National League manager of the year He managed the Nationals for one more season in Source