US EditionJeff Torborg, former big league catcher and manager, dies at 83
- Jeff Torborg, former big league catcher and manager, died at the age of 83 in Westfield, New Jersey, on Sunday.
- Torborg caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game and was the 1990 AL Manager of the Year with the Chicago White Sox.
- He managed teams including the New York Mets and Montreal, and was also a broadcaster.
- Former White Sox player Ozzie Guillen expressed sadness, stating, 'My mentor and my friend has passed away.
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Jeff Torborg, ex-Mets manager, Yankees coach dies at 83
Jeff Torborg, the former Mets manager and Yankees coach who caught three no-hitters and won a World Series as a player, died Sunday. He was 83. Torborg had battled Parkinson’s disease since 2010, though his official cause of death was not announced. He died in his hometown of Westfield, N.J., according to another of his former clubs, the Chicago White Sox. “RIP Jeff Torborg,” Hall of Fame White Sox slugger Frank Thomas wrote on social media. “Yo…
Jeff Torborg, Former MLB Catcher and Chicago White Sox Manager, Dies at 83: ‘Ran His Team Like a Family’
After spending 10 seasons in the MLB as a player, Torborg transitioned to managing in 1977Ron Vesely/Getty Jeff TorborgJeff Torborg, a former MLB catcher and manager of the Chicago White Sox, has died at the age of 83.On Sunday, Jan. 19, the Chicago White Sox announced Torborg’s death via a post on X, writing, “Former MLB catcher and Chicago White Sox manager Jeff Torborg passed away this morning in Westfield, N.J. He was 83 years old."“Torborg …
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