{"id":27678,"date":"2025-01-20T06:53:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=27678"},"modified":"2025-01-20T06:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:53:48","slug":"breaking-former-mets-manager-rutgers-hall-of-famer-jeff-torborg-has-died-at-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=27678","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Former Mets manager, Rutgers Hall of Famer Jeff Torborg has died at 83"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"font-lato not-italic font-normal text-xl mt-[-3px] text-darkGray-700\">New Jersey native was Mets&#8217; manager from 1992-93<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex flex w-full items-center justify-between\">\n<p>Former\u00a0Mets\u00a0manager and\u00a0Yankees\u00a0coach<strong>\u00a0Jeff Torborg<\/strong>\u00a0died Sunday morning, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum\u00a0announced. He was 83.<\/p>\n<p>Torborg caught\u00a0<strong>Sandy Koufax<\/strong>&#8216;s perfect game (Sept. 9, 1965),\u00a0<strong>Bill Singer<\/strong>&#8216;s no-hitter (July 20, 1970) and\u00a0<strong>Nolan Ryan<\/strong>&#8216;s first no-hitter (May 15, 1973).<\/p>\n<p>After a 10-year playing career with the Dodgers (1964-70) and Angels (1971-73), Torborg&#8217;s managerial career started in Cleveland (1977-79). He went 157-201 before joining the Yankees as a coach (1979-88).<\/p>\n<p>Torborg was 250-235 with the White Sox and subsequently led the Mets from 1992-93. 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