Bobby Cox, longtime Braves manager and World Series champion, dies at 84
Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox has died.
Cox died Saturday in Marietta, Georgia, according to the Braves.
Cox had a stroke in 2019.
Cox managed the Braves to prominence during the 1990s and the team’s first championship in 1995.
He took over a last-place team in June of 1990 and the next season led the Braves to a worst-to-first finish.
Atlanta lost in the World Series to Minnesota in seven games.
That was the start of a record 14 consecutive division titles.
He retired after the 2010 season.
Bobby Cox was 84 years old.
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