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Davey Johnson, swashbuckling manager who sparked the Mets and Nats, dies at 82  The Washington Post Harper pays tribute to first manager Johnson after first-inning blast  MLB.com Davey Johnson, manager of ’86 Mets, dies at 82  ESPN Davey Johnson, who led Orioles and Mets to World Series titles as a player and manager, dead at 82  Yahoo Sports Former baseball manager Davey Johnson, who …

With the 2025 MLB Draft now in the books, here’s my look at each National League East team’s draft class. I focus on the top 10 rounds, since those are the picks that count toward each team’s bonus pool. Players taken after the 10th round may be paid up to $150,000 without counting against the bonus pool, so the best prospects …

ATLANTA (AP) — The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits on Sunday night with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft in a selection seen by some as a surprise. The 17-year-old Willits is the youngest player taken No. 1 overall since Ken Griffey Jr. with Seattle in 1987. He’s the son of ex-big …