With three teams now looking for a manager and even more searching for a hitting coach, it’s believed that Kevin Long is likely to leave the Mets for greener pastures according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. Long is already scheduled to interview for the Washington Nationals’ manager gig and the New Yankees will be searching for a new manager with Joe Girardi not coming back for...
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Joe Girardi will not return as the New York Yankees manager for the 2018 season according to David Kaplan of NBCS Chicago. The Yankees released this statement on Girardi not returning to the team. Girardi, 53, has been the Yankees manager for the past ten seasons going 910-710 (.562%) in the regular season and 28-24 (.538%) in the postseason. The Yankees made a somehwat surprising playoff run...
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New York Mets bullpen coach Ricky Bones is being considered for a position on the Boston Red Sox staff under new manager Alex Cora according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. Bones has been the Mets bullpen coach since 2012 and was given permission to talk to other teams when it was announced the team would be looking for a new manager. Bones was the pitching coach for Team Puerto Rico in the...
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According to what sources have told Marc Carig of Newsday, hitting coach Kevin Long and White Sox bench coach Joe McEwing are out of the running for the Mets managerial job. On Thursday, a team source told Carig that the first round of interviews for the team’s opening had wrapped up, and that a final four included McEwing, Long, Mariners third-base coach Manny Acta, and Indians pitching coach...
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Game Six (Yankees lead 3-2) New York Yankees vs Houston Astros, 8:00 p.m. ET, FS1 RHP Luis Severino (1-0, 5.56 ERA) vs RHP Justin Verlander (3-0, 2.04) Yankees Lineup Brett Gardner LF Aaron Judge RF Didi Gregorius SS Gary Sanchez C Greg Bird 1B Starlin Castro 2B Aaron Hicks CF Todd Frazier 3B Chase Headley DH Astros Lineup George Springer CF Josh Reddick RF Jose Altuve 2B Carlos Correa SS Yuli...
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