Doubleday took over the publishing business that bore his name from his father who had made the company a household name. Doubleday then used his family wealth the purchase the New York Mets in 1980 and built an organization that won the 1986 World Series, The New York Times reported.
Baseball was long a staple of Doubleday's life, even before the Mets. His great-great granduncle was Abner Doubleday, who was erroneously credited with inventing the sport, The Times said.
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