It’s a sad day in baseball as Jeff Torborg, the former manager of the Chicago White Sox, passed away on January 19. The post Former Chicago White Sox Manager Jeff Torborg Remembered Fondly After His Passing appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Former MLB catcher and Chicago White Sox manager Jeff Torborg passed away this morning in Westfield, N.J. He was 83 years old. Torborg was named the 1990 A.L. Manager of the Year after guiding the Sox to a 94-68 record that season, a 25-game improvement from the previous year. pic.twitter.com/cKpNNdLod7

He called every pitch of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965. After 10 seasons playing in the majors, he skippered the White Sox and the Mets.

Jeff Torborg caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1965 and won AL Manager of the Year with the Chicago White Sox in 1990.

Torborg managed the Sox from 1989 to ’91, winning 94 games in 1990, 25 more than in the previous season. But the Sox finished in second place in the AL West, nine games behind the Athletics.

Jeff Torborg, the former catcher who caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game and was the 1990 AL manager of the year with the Chicago White Sox, died Sunday. He was 83.

Jeff Torborg, who was the New York Mets' skipper for two seasons from 1992-1993, has passed away at the age of 83.

Jeff Torborg, the former catcher who caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game and was the 1990 AL manager of the year with the Chicago White Sox, died Sunday. He was 83.

Torborg won the 1965 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. His tenure as Mets manager was less successful.