Baseball: Former All-Star and World Series-Winning GM Watson Dies Aged 74

Baseball: Former All-Star and World Series-Winning GM Watson Dies Aged 74
Former New York Yankees general manager Bob Watson listens to new general manager Brian Cashman speak at a news conference at Yankee Stadium on Feb. 3.Sports Baseball Yankees
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Bob Watson, who was part of two All-Star teams and later led the New York Yankees to a World Series title as general manager (GM), died on Thursday, his former side Houston Astros said. He was 74.

His son Keith said on Twitter that Watson had died after a long battle with kidney disease.