FILE - This is an Aug. 21, 1990, file photo showing New York Yankees general manager Gene Michael at a press conference in New York. Gene Michael, the slick-fielding shortstop nicknamed Stick who went on to manage the Yankees and then as a front-office executive built a power than won four World Series titles in a five-year span, died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. He was 79. Michael had a heart attack, the Yankees said. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)