A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TORRE

Fri, 14 Jun '24
Joe who co-authored 2009's "The Yankee Years"
Sun, 12 Feb '23
Yankees manager before Girardi
Tue, 22 Feb '22
Yankees manager whose teams never missed the postseason
Fri, 30 Jul '21
His number "6" was retired by the Yankees in 2014
Mon, 21 Jun '21
Longtime Yankees manager Joe