Jeff Torborg, World Series champ and former MLB manager, dead at 83

Jeff Torborg, a World Series champion catcher who played 10 seasons successful the majors and became a manager for 11 much years, has died, the Chicago White Sox announced Sunday. He was 83.

Torborg, a New Jersey native, played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels during his playing career, which lasted from 1964 to 1973. He managed the White Sox, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Florida Marlins.

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He was connected the Dodgers’ World Series-winning squad successful 1965. He was besides the Marlins’ manager to unfastened the 2003 play earlier helium was fired and replaced with Jack McKeon. The Marlins defeated the New York Yankees successful six games to triumph the World Series.

"Former MLB catcher and Chicago White Sox manager Jeff Torborg passed distant this greeting successful Westfield, N.J. He was 83 years old," the squad said successful a station connected X.

Florida Marlins manager Jeff Torborg is shown during the 2002 season. (RVR Photos-USA TODAY Sports)

"Torborg was named the 1990 A.L. Manager of the Year aft guiding the Sox to a 94-68 grounds that season, a 25-game betterment from the erstwhile year."

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Torborg batted .214 with 101 RBI and 297 hits successful 1,525 sheet appearances successful his 10-year playing career. He got his commencement arsenic manager with the Indians 4 years aft helium retired. He was lone the manager for 1 afloat play and 2 half-seasons earlier helium was fired.

He guided the White Sox to a 94-68 grounds successful 1990 down Carlton Fisk, Greg Hubbard and Bobby Thigpen, but the squad didn’t marque the postseason. He took the Mets occupation successful 1992 and didn’t person the aforesaid success.

He served arsenic an interim manager for the Expos successful 2001 and was the Marlins’ full-time manager successful 2002 earlier helium was fto spell successful the mediate of the 2003 season.

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Torborg was a broadcaster successful betwixt managerial stints. He was 634-718 arsenic a manager.

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