What is Bob Watson?
[[File:Bob Watson - Houston Astros - 1976.jpg|right|200px]] '''Robert José Watson''' (April 10, 1946{{spnd}}May 14, 2020) was an American professional [[baseball]] player and sports executive. He was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. Watson was a [[first baseman]] and [[left fielder]] who played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Houston Astros]], [[Boston Red Sox]], [[New York Yankees]] and [[Atlanta Braves]] from 1966 to 1984. Watson was a two-time [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] during his playing career. After retiring as a player, Watson coached for the [[Oakland Athletics]] and was general manager for the Astros from 1993 through 1995 and the Yankees from 1995 through 1998. The Yankees won the [[1996 World Series]]. He was MLB's vice president in charge of discipline and vice president of rules and on-field operations until 2010. Watson was diagnosed with stage 4 [[kidney disease]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Modiano |first=Chuck |title=Bob Watson, architect of the 1996 Yankees, battling kidney failure—and a forgotten legacy |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |date=August 15, 2016 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/bob-watson-battling-kidney-failure-forgotten-legacy-article-1.2752135|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref> He died on May 14, 2020 from the disease in [[Houston]] at the age of 74.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Watson, former All-Star and championship GM, dies at 74|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29177411/bob-watson-former-all-star-championship-gm-dies-74|date=May 15, 2020|access-date=May 15, 2020|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|work=ESPN}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, Bob}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from kidney disease]] [[Category:Houston Astros players]] [[Category:Boston Red Sox players]] [[Category:New York Yankees players]] [[Category:Atlanta Braves players]] [[Category:Oakland Athletics]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Los Angeles]] [[Cate