Former New York Mets manager and World Series champion Davey Johnson has passed away at the age of 82, Jay Horwitz of the Mets' Public Relations department announced on Saturday.

Davey Johnson, who led the New York Mets to the World Series title in 1986 as a manager and also played 13 MLB seasons, has died at the age of 82.

Davey Johnson, a four-time MLB All-Star infielder who won two World Series titles with the Baltimore Orioles and managed the 1986 champion New York Mets, has died. He was 82. The Mets' longtime public relations official Jay Horwitz announced Johnson's passing Saturday morning.

Before embarking on a managing career in New York, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Los Angeles and Washington D.C., the sure-handed infielder played 13 MLB seasons.

Davey Johnson, who managed the 1986 New York Mets to a World Series championship after winning two titles as a player with the Baltimore Orioles, has died at age 82.

NEW YORK — Davey Johnson sat across from me at a restaurant in Philadelphia. Hours before the Mets would face the Phillies at the old Veterans Stadium, the street-wise manager was sizing up the young reporter from the New York Post.

After playing for five teams over five major league seasons, the original Mets outfielder managed the Cubs for three seasons and the Athletics for one.

Davey Johnson, who made the final out of the 1969 World Series as the Mets won their first world championship and who guided the franchise to its second and most recent World Series title as the team’s manager 17 seasons later,

Davey Johnson, a four-time MLB All-Star infielder who won two World Series titles with the Baltimore Orioles before managing the 1986 New York Mets to the championship, has died. He was 82. The Mets' longtime public relations official Jay Horwitz announced Johnson's passing Saturday morning.

Davey Johnson, the manager of the 1986 World Series-winning New York Mets, died at 82, according to Jay Horwitz, the team’s longtime public relations director and historian. Horwitz wrote Saturday on Medium that he got the call from Johnson’s wife, Susan, around midnight.

On Friday afternoon at Citi Field, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza acknowledged the unique situation facing his club. Three rookies -- Jonah Tong, Brandon Sproat and Nolan McLean -- were lined up to pitch in this weekend’s pivotal series against the Rangers,