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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The Washington Nationals have announced that Dusty Baker will not be the team’s manager in 2018. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Baker won’t be back against the wishes of GM Mike Rizzo. The Nationals also announced that the entire coaching staffs contracts have expired and that they will work with the new manager to build a new staff. Baker, 68, went 192-132 in two seasons...
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New York Mets third base prospect David Thompson closed out the regular season hitting .289/.343/.520 with nine doubles, eight home runs and 22 RBI in his last 166 plate appearances spanning 42 games. That hot stretch has now carried over to the Arizona Fall League where he is making the most of his playing time. On Thursday night, Thompson went 3 for 4 with a home run off Atlanta Braves...
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The Detroit Tigers have hired Arizona Diamondbacks bench coach Ron Gardenhire to be their next manager according to Jon Morosi of Fox Sports. Gardenhire was the Twins’ manager from 2002-2014 after spending a decade on their coaching staff prior to that. During his 13 seasons as manager, “Gardy” took the small-market Twins to the postseason to the playoffs six times, all of which came in his...
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