News about Davey Johnson

Ron Hodges, a former New York Mets catcher, died on Friday at the age of 74 after suffering from a short illness. A Mets spokesperson said Friday that Hodges, a Virginia resident, died at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in his home state after fighting a short illness. The catcher was drafted by the Mets in the second round of the second phase of the January 1972 amateur draft and went on to spend his entire MLB career with the team.

According to his aunt, the father of a US ice hockey player who died in a freak accident in the United Kingdom was watching the match online 4,000 miles away in Minnesota. Adam Johnson of Nottingham died after his throat was mistakenly cut by Sheffield Steelers' Matt Petgrave's skate blade. During the game in Sheffield, the 29-year-old stood up for a brief period, bleeding profusely to the ice before collapsing again. He received immediate medical attention, with CPR being conducted on the ice, and was admitted to the hospital but could not be saved. Kari Johnson, Johnson's brother, and her sister Davey Johnson, who is her brother, were all watching the Utilita Arena tragedy unfolded, according to Ms Johnson.'We saw it happen.' It was horrific. It was, as it was. Even thought of it, because no one should have to live through what we saw.'