Joe Torre
Joe Torre
Joseph Paul "Joe" Torreis an American professional baseball executive, serving in the capacity of Major League Baseball'schief baseball officer since 2011. A former player, manager and television color commentator, 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 and 2,000 wins as a manager. From 1996 to 2007, he was the manager of the New York Yankees, whom...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth18 July 1940
CountryUnited States of America
I never concerned myself with other people's decisions.
I have great confidence in Rick Caruso's unique qualifications and his ability to lead a successful bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
If I intimidate people, that's not my intention.
Baseball has always been filled with negative statistics.
As a player, to me the Dodgers were the Yankees of the National League because you either loved them or you hated them.
When I was coming home from school as a youngster, and I saw my dad's car in the driveway, I would go to a friend's house. I connected my dad being there with fear.
I knew what the Dodgers uniform represented as a kid growing up in Brooklyn.
I'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.
After you manage the Yankees for 12 years, it's really tough to envision going somewhere else. But then the Dodgers called.
Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.
Tommy (Lasorda) will eat anything, as long as you pay for it.
When I was a player and hit into a double play, I felt as if I was letting everyone down.
I am deeply saddened and shocked at the loss of umpire Wally Bell.
We all have different ways to do things.