From Sandlot to World Series: Joe Torre's New York Yankees Story | Undeniable with Joe Buck

Joe Buck sits down with legendary New York Yankees baseball manager Joe Torre. From his early days and familial challenges to the unforgettable triumphs in the dugout, this intimate conversation opens up the pages of baseball history, revealing the man behind the accolades.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Introduction to Joe Torre
2:29 - Brooklyn Roots: Torre's Childhood
6:47 - Joe's Hero
10:57 - Catcher Evolution
12:02 - Big League Breakthrough
13:23 - Dual Role: Player-Manager Journey
17:00 - Broadcasting Career
19:50 - Fired by the Cardinals
23:48 - Life-Changing Seminar
29:43 - Yankees 1996: Torre's Triumph
32:40 - World Series 1996: Yankees Victory
36:37 - Frank Torre's Surgery
39:52 - Dominant 1998 Yankees Season
41:21 - 1999 Yankees
43:00 - Millennium Champions: 2000 Yankees
46:08 - Post-9/11 Baseball
49:23 - Farewell to Yankees
52:32 - Torre's Regrets
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[@joksal9108]

I grew up HATING the Yankees, but when Joe Torre was the manager it was impossible to hate the Yankees. A good man.

[@markpekrul4393]

Life long Red Sox fan here - during the game hated them all including Torre...but in all honesty, Torre and the Core Four are some guys I admire more than most others in MLB history.

[@alfredo9445]

Same here. !!!

[@jackhaskins6855]

As a Braves fan in the 90's, I always hated Torre because of who he managed. You never know what someone is going through. This interview was very eye opening and I am now happy for the guy. Buck does a great job.

[@Steven-kl6lh]

Yes..as a Dodger's fanatic..(at 66 no longer)...I also didn't like the Yankees...BUT during that era you mentioned I grew to respect Derek Jeter and Joe...BUT I really loved the diamondback victory over the Yankees in that WS...and the Red Sox win in that ALCS..✌️😁

[@RicardoGonzalez-mt8yw]

Hater's 🤣🤣🤣 love it...... 27 championships

[@cliffordnewell2445]

Joe Torre is one of the most incredible people in sports. Not for his remarkable achievements but for the man he is.

[@shackdaddy7106]

Joe Torre equals 100% class. The greatest manager of my lifetime. And manager of the greatest team in my lifetime the 1998 New York Yankees who won including playoffs 125 games and lost only 50. Probably will never happen again.

[@peterpeter5611]

Truly as a native New Yorker myself, I thoroughly enjoyed hearing Joe Torre's life story. We simply do not realize all the things that someone has gone through in life. Without question, God's good hand has been upon you Joe. God bless you the rest of your days on God's green earth.

[@allencollins6031]

Nicely said.

[@peterjensen1455]

I am a Native New Yorker too. You said it well…

[@Tom-V]

Joe Torre is my favorite manager of all time. Great interview!

[@GuitarMatt]

53:29--"As I say, anyone who tells you that you're on the back 9 or starting to get to the end at 55-years old, don't believe them, because that started to be the beginning of the best part of my professional life."--What an inspiring comment! I'm 50-yrs and would like to upgrade a few things in my own life. No wonder why he had so much managing success with those last two teams he helmed. Millionaire players could trust this dude!

[@domenicdurante966]

Excellent interview. Would have been interesting if Joe Buck had asked Joe Torre what, if anything, Torre would like to see improved in today's game.

[@stuartdamon3610]

As an Oakland A’s fan I admired Joe Torre. His sharing about his childhood, helped a lot of abused mothers and children sense they are not alone. One helluva manager.

[@allencollins6031]

Ricky Henderson!!!! 👍

[@yvonnelink8943]

Joe Buck always does a good job in these interviews .

[@alinaeem27]

Torre is such a class act!

[@harveyotoole2029]

Joe Torre .......... Legend !!

[@johnfarr2738]

Wasn’t a Yankees fan growing up, but I came to see Joe Torre as one of the most upstanding men in baseball and one of the greatest managers.

[@SOSchangedme]

Joe to me is baseball. What a career.

[@StillPlaysWithCars_]

When Mr. Torre was named manager of the Yankees, many of us thought it was a huge mistake. We were very, VERY wrong!

[@ArizonaGunsDave]

Wow, I am a die hard Mets fan and it was hard watching the Yankees win all of the time but how can you not like Joe Torre? We are all human beings with problems and no matter who you are we're not immune to it. Man what a great interview and a great man!

[@monicaalva2423]

The Yankees are a team you love or you hate. It's really difficult to hate Joe Torre, even if you aren't a Yankees fan. Nice show!

[@raulreyesjesus63]

Great dynasty ,those yanks!! Joe Torre best manager in those days! Good interview and show!!

[@danmusec5634]

Man, this was good. JB is a hell of an interviewer.

[@Sixdfive]

Amazing Interview Joe. He's one of my idols. Love that man.

[@matthewoconnell114]

I was born a Yankees fan - even though they weren’t particularly good for the early part of the 70’s when I started watching. Joe is by far my favorite manager. What a humble, authentic guy. You’d never know how many all-star games he made or that he won the freaking MVP - as a player! C’mon, how many people do that? He had an elegance and grace that I’ve never seen before or since - Bruce Bocce might be close. It also shows that no matter what you have achieved the ghosts of your past constantly haunt you and need to be overcome. Love this guy and love this show.

[@ericerickson7544]

Joe Buck great interview with a most personal man Joe Torre.

[@ismaeldiaz7978]

Mr. T! A Yankee legend!!!

[@mikealdana5884]

I was never a fan of the Yankees, but they had stars littered throughout their roster when Joe Torre managed those WS Championship teams in the 90’s. The notoriety and mystic of the NY Yankees is a shining beacon for MLB no matter how old you are.

[@johnshaw4137]

Hearing Joe Buck, brings me back. Watching the Yanks in the JT era in the postseason

[@brianshukie9783]

How do I just stumble upon this channel with Joe Buck? So many great interviews.

[@vincentmurphy9252]

Had the Yankees at the bar at hotel I worked Torre always nice guy Had the whole team there 95 And 96 fun stuff

[@mike9795]

He always looked kinda scary and mean in the dugout, I just learned he is the sweetest guy ever. What an amazing guy

[@Liverkiller]

He was a Mxtherfxcker on the field don’t be fooled.

[@WishInvrborn]

Mr. Buck has a voice thats calming and relaxing helps with anxiety 😊

[@edgardoberlioz2168]

Excellent interview

[@PabloDeLeon]

Great interview! If there was ever a movie made on Joe Torre, Joe Pesci would be a great candidate to play him!

[@MrRalphie14]

I started in 92 as a Yankee fan. Scott Sanderson was the ace and Matt Nokes was the catcher. Donnie baseball was the only star with Roberto Kelly in Right. Bernie Williams was a rookie and Mike Gallego was at short with Pat Kelly at second. I was there when Jim Abbott threw the no hitter and it was amazing but seeing as a teenager what they did in the late 90’s will stay with me forever. Joe Torre always portrayed that dad who you knew no matter what as long as your safe it’s all good. He had a quiet confidence about him. God bless him and his family

[@garytierney8040]

Joe was the absolutely perfect fit to be the manager of the Yankees in the George Steinbrenner era. How can you not respect that man. What you see is what you get.

[@jamesfalato4305]

NEVER GIVE-UP... NEVER GIVE-UP... NEVER GIVE-UP THAT SHIP!!!

[@WJSpies]

Joe Torre is likely the best manager to wear a team's uniform. I have great respect for this man, and his quiet easy manner in managing. I was always a big fan while he was in NY. His method is imho unmatched.

[@rodolforodriguez7058]

Great interview, from Joe's! As a Cubs fan I didn't think I was going to enjoyed the interview as I never liked the Yankees!

[@blueshirtshockey93]

Great man God Bless i speak as NY Mets Fan. ❤🙏🏼🇺🇸

[@martyphillips6749]

Great show!

[@YouthIncSports]

❤

[@ryanbennett3262]

Best one I’ve heard yet

[@justintindall9515]

Wonderful interview! I loved him from his playing days. Didn't realize all the hardships. ❤

[@paulypooper2]

Joe has aged well, looks as if he could manage a big league team today ..

[@guardianangel138]

buck does a great job with this show. thanks for posting these are great

[@joevaldivia6733]

Good story 👍

[@peterjensen1455]

A truly Wonderful and Remarkable Man.

[@scottmullis4230]

Best managing job ever by Torre in my opinion. In 1982 win the Braves won the Division. :) Great guy, great job.

[@aaabbb4353]

I knew Joe Torre but i realize after this that i didn't know Joe Torre. Good job, good man. A human story.

[@WishInvrborn]

Are there more of these ? 😊

[@prpapas]

JT - Class act.

[@JP-gv1hj]

Great manager and ambassador for baseball!

[@lanceprzybyla7662]

Red Sox fan here...thank you 😊

[@allencollins6031]

Tim Wakefield and his wife 🙏🙏 From a Yankee fan.

[@lanceprzybyla7662]

@@allencollins6031 .....absolutely horrible...Great people...thank you...Great day Allen!

[@alfredo9445]

People who neglect motivation as part of the process to achieve success don't succeed. Joe's story proves that it provides freedom from psychological scars that our parents were kind enough to impregnate in our minds as children. Great story. Thank you, Joe. !!!

[@joejordan1259]

I'm a dodger fan and I remember when he was the dodger manager. He was a very good manager and the dodgers did very well under him.

[@stevenhusar4384]

This was awesome! Loved it

[@baronvonnembles]

Wow what a story. I never knew all of the behind the scenes, story behind the story.

[@altonschumacher2672]

I remember Frank 1957!

[@21Pescatore]

Joe Torre, you look great like you haven't aged at all.

[@stevencohn922]

He’s 83 and looks 60 .

[@wiedep]

No mention of Don Zimmer, no series without Zim.

[@adamnevis7636]

Great interview!

[@brucemihalick4117]

Baseball aside, Joe Torre is one of the kindest, giving human beings on this planet.

[@JP-gv1hj]

Joe was a very good athlete and his .363 year was a great great year

[@Jeffrey-hd3ct]

as much as disliked the pinstripes all through the 90s, for some reason id be lying if i said i didnt like Joe Torre. even then, i couldn't put my finger on it, but i found myself having a respect and a liking for him and his managing style and the way he carried himself. can't remember too many times where he was ejected from a game 🤔

[@skaz777]

Not the first round of applause i gave this guy, but clapping at s video screen says a lot. And i’d do it again. i strongly recommend his audio book, btw.

[@cincyborn]

Yes Joe it is a good show, appreciate the no language brother

[@CarmonBenford]

i always liked Joe Torre. i remember him playing for St. Louis and demonstrating On-Deck Circle techniques of all things. i remember Cosell in an interview trying to make a fool of him when he managed the Braves. i was living in Tallahassee then and rooting for the Braves. Never liked the Yankees. Noticed when he was victorious during those winning WS he was stone-faced and never cracked a smile. Got a kick how animated he got when the Diamondbacks beat them

[@petersanmiguel1468]

We need the Lord.

[@jameshudson169]

i've forgotten all about the replacements. not even sure i remember that. i'm gonna have to look into that. i seem to recall some short strike at the beginning of some season in the early 90's.

[@edwardranno7119]

1994 went on strike

[@jameshudson169]

@@edwardranno7119 yeah, but in like '91ish the season didn't start on time. '94 was at the end. they remind you about '94 all the time. especially gwynn hitting .394. they seem to forget about matt williams hitting 40hrs. he was chasing maris.

[@coderider9019]

The executive producer is Peter Billingsley, is he the same kid from the Christmas Story?

[@JP-gv1hj]

The homecm run by the Yankees in game 4 to tie the game changed the entire decade. The Braves were destined to be the Team of the 90s and it instead became the Yankees

[@wholewheaties]

Seeing how the organization treated this man toward the end of his service might as well call it the curse of Joe Torre since they never really been a winning team ever since. Until Cashman is replaced I think the curse will continue to be active.

[@robertcameron4288]

These episodes are all about “who you know” every one makes the MLB like it’s nothing 😂

[@richtemple8032]

Joe was best as a Cardinal.

[@jameshudson169]

i think player-manager's shouldn't count towards the roster count. that is they should be a bonus player.

[@RicardoGonzalez-mt8yw]

MR. T Da BeST EvER TO IT🔱💯🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@EndoftheTownProductions]

Is this the Dr. Phil show?

[@terryhudson9687]

😮coach that's the name you said you were the ring was it. The cab company f me

[@ORagnar]

12:50 If you hit 363 and win MVP, you are a damn good player. He also played in the all star game multiple times. He's underselling his talent. 2/27/24, 6:46 p.m.

[@stevemchale9775]

Joe responsible for Angel Hernandez? 😄

[@terryhudson9687]

I drove him and his wife and mother inlaw.fucking sucks because the cab company screwed me.I worked for them. He won the world series and he took a taxi in Williamsburg Virginia..

[@stevencohn922]

I love this show except for ending questions which are lame foolish nonsense!

[@MrRayh63]

Mr. Torre is right on calling out Buck on not agreeing with his answers. Buck does that with every interviewee. What a snob!

[@JP-gv1hj]

He wasxa better coach than Bobby cox - my Braves!

[@josephcooper6692]

Such a classy program . . . who’s the genius behind the inane “5 Questions” idea. Torre having to hypothetically pick between hot food or hot showers. Duh

[@aa697]

He probably got the idea from that genius Michael Kay. A really stupid idea.

[@user-it4sw3ry9p]

Enjoyed the interview.

[@speedracer6294]

These videos are edited with a blender.

[@miggys7]

Joe Torre 🫡 thank you for all the childhood memories winning all those World Series. For a 9-12 year old it meant a lot 🙏🏽

[@chiprenner]

so Joe torre's hated the yankee's? I always got the feeling Joe Buck hated them also every time he does one of their games.

[@otismygotis3670]

I always laugh when a manger is considered great when managing a bunch of all stars and great players. What about the bad teams?

[@dalesuddeth5294]

I agree, but, managing a bunch of promo Dona's is the challenge in itself, and get them to play as a team.

[@jackhaskins6855]

Bad Teams don't win. What would you like? Bad teams to be celebrated? Easier to manage a bad team or a bunch of egotistical alpha males. Hint, it is easier to coach a bad team. No expectations. And I HATE the Yankees.

[@rodolforodriguez7058]

The great Michael Jordan once said, "People remember the winning team. No one remembers the other team!" Hopefully, it makes sense. That's the way it goes, bud!

[@kperry1969]

He was useless for the Dodgers

[@MikeyD22]

Maybe because the Dodgers are useless.

[@johnedwinoliver6842]

Buck’s creepy condemnation of Torre’s father destroyed Buck’s Journalistic reputation.

[@cherokeeoutlaw2.011]

i love the interviewees....Joe Buck...not so much...he's extremely pretentious

[@eddiekirkland7217]

I watch this show because Joe Buck has great guest but he inject and interprets too much. Great broadcaster, borderline interviewer. Ask the question and let your guest complete a sentence.

[@baronvonnembles]

How unfortunate that statements like "take the politics out of it" are only uttered when its a GOP president. I've never heard that statement prefacing an appearance of Bill Clinton or Barack Obama.

[@timojimenez6012]

Love Joe!

[@mattwatters5702]

Terrible manager. Only succeeded because the Yankees were loaded. Had some good talent in LA too but could not manage. He has all the rings in spite of him.

[@brentw0681]

False, yanks fell off without him

[@mattwatters5702]

@@brentw0681 they sure did. WS champs in 2009.

[@brentw0681]

@@mattwatters5702 how many since then?

[@mattwatters5702]

@@brentw0681 haha just one

[@brentw0681]

@@mattwatters5702 yup, 4 with Torre 1 without 😂

[@kperry1969]

Overrated and I will always hate his tenure sleeping in the Dodgers dugout