Nelson Doubleday Jr., the Mets majority owner the last time the club won the World Series in 1986, died Wednesday. He was 81. After heading a group of investors — along with Fred Wilpon — who ...

Nelson Doubleday Jr., the publishing scion who bought the New York Mets and shepherded the team to a 1986 World Series title, died June 17 at his home in Locust Valley, N.Y.

Nelson Doubleday Jr., the publishing scion who bought the New York Mets and shepherded the team to a 1986 World Series title, has died. He was 81. His son-in-law, John Havens, said Doubleday died ...

Nelson Doubleday, the publishing magnate who bought the Mets from the family of their original owner, Joan Whitney Payson, in 1980 for $21.1 million and oversaw their renaissance from a downtrodden… ...

NEW YORK (AP) Nelson Doubleday Jr., the publishing scion who bought the New York Mets and shepherded the team to a 1986 World Series title, has died. He was 81. His son-in-law, John Havens, said ...

Former New York Mets owner Nelson Doubleday has died, the team confirmed in a statement. He was 81. 24/7 Live New York City New Jersey Long Island Northern Suburbs Connecticut ...

Doubleday partnered with the Mets current owner, Fred Wilpon, in buying the team from the family of Joan Payson, for $21.1 million -- with Doubleday putting up 80 percent of the sale for a 95 ...

Doubleday & Co. bought the Mets from the family of founding owner Joan Payson for $21.1 million, with the company owning 95 percent of the team and Wilpon owning 5 percent.

Former New York Mets co-owner and publishing icon Nelson Doubleday died Tuesday at the age of 81, the New York Times reports.According to the Times, Mr. Doubleday died from pneumonia at his home ...

Doubleday & Co. bought the Mets from the family of founding owner Joan Payson for $21.1 million, with the company owning 95 percent of the team and Wilpon owning 5 percent.

Former New York Mets owner Nelson Doubleday has died, the team confirmed in a statement. He was 81. Doubleday died on Wednesday of pneumonia, his son-in-law John Havens told The New York Times ...

Publishing scion Nelson Doubleday Jr., who became majority owner of the woebegone Mets in 1980 and shepherded the team to a World Series title six years later, has died at age 81.