Jeff Torborg, winner of the Los Angeles Dodgers World Series and manager of five MLB teams, has died in New Jersey. He was 83.
His death was announced Sunday by the Baseball Hall of Fame and several of his former teams.
He played as a catcher, won the 1965 World Series with the Dodgers and also caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game against the Chicago Cubs. He also played for the California Angels.
“Jeff Torborg, a defensive standout who caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game and Bill Singer's no-hitter among his 358 games for the Dodgers, has died at the age of 83,” the Dodgers said on social media on Sunday. “The Dodgers extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends.”
As manger, Torborg took control of the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, the New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Florida Marlins.
Torborg was named AL Manager of the Year in 1990 with the White Sox.
“Former MLB catcher and Chicago White Sox manager Jeff Torborg passed away this morning in Westfield, New Jersey,” the White Sox said in a statement.
“Torborg was named AL Manager of the Year in 1990 after leading the Sox to a 94-68 record that season, a 25-game improvement from the previous year.”
He left Chicago for New York and signed a four-year contract with the Mets beginning in the 1992 season, but was fired in the 1993 campaign with an 85–115 record.
After stints with the Expos and the Marlins, Torborg moved into broadcasting.
He called three World Series for CBS from 1995 to 1997 and also worked for Fox.
