Joe Torre
American baseball player and manager
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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…in baseball, as first-year manager Joe Torre and mid-season acquisition Manny Ramirez rallied the team to a late-season surge that resulted in the Dodgers’ winning the NL Western Division title. Los Angeles lost in the NL Championship Series (NLCS) in both 2008 and 2009, however, and Torre and Ramirez both…
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New York Yankees
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…glory under the stewardship of Joe Torre (1996–2007), who managed the team to six AL championships and four World Series titles (1996, 1998–2000), with teams featuring star shortstop Derek Jeter, closer Mariano Rivera, seasoned pitcher David Cone, and veteran role players such as Tino Martinez and Paul O’Neill. In addition…
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