Joe Torre owes a piece of his Hall of Fame plaque to the late Bob Watson, who died Thursday of kidney disease at age 74. Torre, now working in the office of Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred ...

“I’ve lived a real good life,” said Bob Watson, the former Yankee general manager, who is battling kidney disease in Houston, “and I’m ready for whatever happens now.” The man who was ...

Two years later, he was the Yankees’ G.M. as New York began a championship run. By Richard Goldstein Bob Watson, the hard-hitting first baseman and outfielder who became the first African ...

Bob Watson, a former MLB player and general manager, has died. He was 74. The two-time All-Star died Thursday in Houston, according to the Astros. “This is a very sad day for the Astros and for ...

The headlines will say that Bob Watson, the GM of the 1996 World Series Champions, died. To those who knew him and to Watson himself, that would be just one small part of the many ways they would ...

Bob Watson, who played Major League Baseball for 19 seasons before a career as a team and league executive, has died, the Houston Astros announced Thursday night. He was 74. "This is a very sad ...

Bob Watson, a two-time MLB All-Star and former Yankees general manager, died Friday after a lengthy battle with kidney disease. He was 74. Watson spent parts of 14 seasons (1966-79) playing for ...

Bob Watson, an All-Star slugger who became the first black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has died. He was 74. The Houston Astros, for whom Watson played ...

HOUSTON -- Bob Watson, a two-time All-Star as a player who later became the first black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has died. He was 74. The Houston ...

Bob Watson spoke of baseball with a rapture of one who loves beautiful music. But Watson’s relationship to the sport was not that of a passive listener. When it comes to baseball, Watson was an ...

Bob Watson, an all-star baseball player who became the first black general manager to win a World Series, when he was with the New York Yankees in 1996, died May 14 in Houston. He was 74.