About Joe Torre
Joseph Paul Torre Jr. is an American professional baseball executive and former player, manager, and television color commentator. He has served as a special assistant to the commissioner of Major League Baseball since 2020. He previously served in the capacity of Major League Baseball's (MLB) chief baseball officer from 2011 to 2020. 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. From 1996 to 2007, he was the manager of the New York Yankees, and guided the team to six American League (AL) pennants and four World Series championships. Torre's professional baseball career began as a player in 1960 with the Milwaukee Braves, as a catcher and first baseman. A nine-time All-Star, Torre won the 1971 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award after leading the major leagues in batting average, hits, and runs batted in. He also won two NL West division titles with the Dodgers, for a total of 13 division titles. In his first season in the minor leagues with the Class C Eau Claire Braves, he won the 1960 Northern League batting championship with a.344 batting average.
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