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Bob Watson, the general manager of the 1996 New York Yankees that were crowned world champions for the first time since 1978, passed away this Friday at 74 years old.
Per MLB.com, the Houston Astros honored Watson at a reception at Minute Maid Park in 2017, and in 2020 dedicated the Bob Watson Education Center at their Urban Youth Academy. Those two occasions provided an opportunity for many of the people who admired him to reach out. One of them was former Yankees manager Joe Torre.
“He’s just a good man,” Torre said.