Jeff Torborg, the former catcher who caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game and was the 1990 AL manager of the year with the Chicago White Sox, died Sunday. He was 83.
Jeff Torborg, who was the New York Mets' skipper for two seasons from 1992-1993, has passed away at the age of 83.
It’s a sad day in baseball as Jeff Torborg, the former manager of the Chicago White Sox, passed away on January 19. The post Former Chicago White Sox Manager Jeff Torborg Remembered Fondly After His Passing appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Torborg won the 1965 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. His tenure as Mets manager was less successful.
The Westfield, N.J., native managed the Mets for less than two seasons and had an extended coaching career with the Yankees in various roles.
Jeff Torborg, former Dodgers superstar and MLB manager, died at 83 in New Jersey. His cause of death remains undisclosed, though he had a history of Parkinson's disease. Torborg notably caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game and achieved Manager of the Year honors in 1990 with the White Sox.
Jeff Torborg caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1965 and won AL Manager of the Year with the Chicago White Sox in 1990.
After spending 10 seasons in the MLB as a player, Torborg transitioned to managing in 1977 Jeff Torborg, a former MLB catcher and manager of the Chicago White Sox, has died at the age of 83. On Sunday,
As a player, Torborg caught a Sandy Koufax perfect game and Nolan Ryan no-hitter. He managed five MLB clubs over 11 seasons.
Former MLB player and manager Jeff Torborg died Sunday at the age of 83, according to MLB.com's Brian Murphy. Torborg was a catcher for 10 seasons,
The White Sox said on social media that Torborg — who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2010 — died in his hometown of Westfield, N.J.