Davey Johnson, who captured two World Series titles as a player and another MLB crown as a manager, has died, New York Mets vice president of alumni public relations Jay Horwitz announced on Saturday.

Horwitz said Johnson's wife, Susan, told him Johnson had died Friday at age 82 in a hospital at Sarasota, Florida, after a long illness.

"We are saddened to learn of the passing of Davey Johnson," the Mets said in a statement.