Bob Boone, Phillies 1980 champion and father of Yankees manager, dies at 78

Bob Boone, a four-time All-Star catcher, seven-time Gold Glove winner and member of Philadelphia’s 1980 World Series championship team, has died at 78. Across 19 major-league seasons with the Phillies, California Angels and Kansas City Royals, he played 2,225 games behind the plate, among the highest totals in baseball history. Boone later managed the Royals and Cincinnati Reds and worked in the Washington Nationals’ front office. He was part of baseball’s first family to have major leaguers across three generations, alongside his father, Ray, and sons Bret and Aaron, the current Yankees manager.