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Torre ranks fifth all-time in MLB history with 2,326 wins as a manager. With 2,342 hits during his playing career, Torre is the only major leaguer to achieve both 2,000 hits as a player and 2,000 wins as a manager.
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- July 18, 1940
Joe Torre played nine seasons as a catcher and third baseman, winning the NL MVP in 1971. He then managed 29 seasons, winning four World Series titles with the Braves, Cardinals and Yankees.
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- King of the hill, top of the heap. They called him "Clueless Joe" the day after the press conference, announcing that Torre had no idea what he was getting into by taking the Yankees' managerial job.
- 125 wins. Still stinging from their early ouster in the 1997 AL Division Series, the '98 Yankees opened the season on the road – and did so quite poorly, losing four of their first five games to the Angels, Athletics and Mariners.
- The MVP. The Cardinals moved Torre from catcher to a full-time role at third base in 1971, placing Ted Simmons (also a future Hall of Famer) behind the plate.
- 2,000 and 2,000. Torre made baseball history on June 7, 2007, overseeing a 10-3 victory over the White Sox in Chicago that marked his 2,000th managerial win (a tally that included 286 with the Mets, 257 with the Braves and 351 with the Cardinals).
Joseph Paul Torre. Born: 7/18/1940 in Brooklyn, NY. High School: Saint Francis Prep, Brooklyn, NY. Debut: 9/25/1960. Hall of Fame: 2014.
Joe Torre. Position: Manager. Born: July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY. High School: St. Francis Preparatory School (Queens, NY) Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 2014. (Voted by Expansion Era Committee on 16/16 ballots) Full Name: Joseph Paul Torre. Twitter: @joetorre. View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen.
Joe Torre is Major League Baseball's Special Assistant to the Commissioner. He was appointed to the role in February 2020 by Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. Torre was previously MLB's Chief Baseball Officer, overseeing areas that include Major League Operations, On-Field Operations, On-Field Discipline and Umpiring.
