Blue Jays in the World Series, Fregosi's Phillies wound up losing to Toronto in six games, with Joe Carter's Series-winning home run in Game 6 being the final blow. Despite the World Series run, Fregosi was often the target of criticism by the Philadelphia sports media. One general criticism of Fregosi was that he was a manager who relied on veteran players and was unable to develop younger players. He was ultimately fired by the Phillies in after posting a series of dismal post-1993 seasons. Fregosi finished with a record of 431 wins and 463 losses in the regular season and six wins and six losses in the postseason. Toronto Blue Jays Fregosi was hired away from the San Francisco Giants, where he had been serving as a special assistant, to become the new manager for the Blue Jays in one month before the season began. He replaced Tim Johnson, who was fired after one year due to lying about his military service. The team finished in third place and above .500 in each of Fregosi's two seasons in Toronto. On July 27, 2000, he won his 1,000th game as manager, doing so against the Seattle Mariners 7-2. Despite fair results, he was let go after the season. Fregosi finished with a record of 167 wins and 157 losses in the regular season. This ended up being his final managerial position in Major League Baseball. This was the only team where he finished with an overall winning record. Post-managerial career As a manager, he had a record of 1028 wins and 1094 losses in 15 seasons. He also managed 16 post-season games. His post-season record was seven wins and nine losses. At the end of , when the Phillies were looking for a manager to replace Larry Bowa, Fregosi surfaced as a candidate for the job. The job ended up going to Charlie Manuel. Fregosi's number 11 was retired by the Angels in . Fregosi delivered a eulogy at the March 2007 funeral of longtime friend and former Phillies coach John Vukovich. In February 2014, Fregosi was a part of an MLB Alumni cruise when he suffered multiple strokes. The cruise docked in the Cayman Islands where he was rushed to a local hospital, where his condition was stabilized by doctors before he was relocated to Miami. However, on February 13, Fregosi's condition declined and he died the following day.