He only appeared in one other major league season in his career, making nine appearances for the 1965 Mets. Donn Clendenon wore the number in his stint with the Mets, which included the team’s ...

A manager for the Mets for two seasons in the 1990s who played 10 seasons as a catcher for the Dodgers and Angels has passed ...

45s before being acquired by the Mets in October 1965. He was second in Mets history in defensive WAR (11.2) and fifth in games played (1,235). He was inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame in 1992.

Torborg was also a member of the 1965 World Series-winning Dodgers squad, though he did not appear in the team’s seven-game victory over the Minnesota Twins. Along with the White Sox and Mets ...