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FILE - Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox, left, argues with home plate umpire Rick Reed during the fourth inning of interleague play against the Toronto Blue Jays, in Toronto, June 13, 2001.

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Bobby Cox, manager of Braves' teams that ruled National League and won 1995 World Series, dies at 84

Bobby Cox, manager of Braves' teams that ruled National League and won 1995 World Series, dies at 84

Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox has died. Cox died Saturday in Marietta, Georgia, according to the Braves. Cox had a stroke in 2019. Cox managed the Braves to prominence during the 1990s and the team’s first championship in 1995. He took over a last-place team in June of 1990 and the next season led the Braves to a worst-to-first finish. Atlanta lost in the World Series to Minnesota in seven games. That was the start of a record 14 consecutive division titles. He managed the Braves for 25 years, retired after the 2010 season and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014. Bobby Cox was 84 years old.