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He played for the Texas Rangers last season. A four-time All-Star second baseman and MLB manager who won a World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers died at age 80. Fox News on MSN: World Series champion Tom Nieto dead at 65 Former MLB catcher and coach Tom Nieto, who won the 1987 World Series with the Minnesota Twins, died at 65 after a heart attack, his sister says.