Ex-Red Sox, Blue Jays, Astros manager Jimy Williams dies at 80

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Jimy Williams, who won 910 games as a major league manager and was the 1999 American League Manager of the Year, has died at the age of 80.

Two of the teams that Williams skippered, the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox, announced his passing. No cause of death or other details were reported.

"We are saddened to learn of the passing of former Blue Jays manager Jimy Williams," the Blue Jays said in a post to X. "His impact on our organization will forever be remembered."

Williams went 910-790 in 12 seasons managing the Blue Jays (1986-89), Red Sox (1997-2001) and Houston Astros (2002-04). He took the Red Sox to the postseason in 1998 and 1999, going 5-9. He was Manager of…