Former New York Mets manager Davey Johnson is in a Florida hospital due to COVID-19, according to former Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz.
Horwitz said he spoke with Johnson briefly on Friday.
Our thoughts are with you, Davey. ud83eudde1ud83dudc99 https://t.co/rkw5l3W15r pic.twitter.com/RNcNkl33H7
— New York Mets (@Mets) January 22, 2021
Johnson, 77, was a four-time All-Star second baseman and managed the Mets to their most recent World Series title in 1986.
He played for Baltimore (1965-72), Atlanta (1973-75), Yomiuri (1976), Philadelphia (1977-78) and the Chicago Cubs (1978), winning a World Series title in 1970 and making the final out of the Orioles' 1969 Series loss to the Mets.