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By Bob Bensch
Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Yankees contacted Don Mattingly about replacing Joe Torre as the Major League Baseball team's manager.
Mattingly confirmed his interest in the position in a statement released last night through his agent, Ray Schulte. He will travel to Tampa, Florida, early next week to meet with Yankees management, the statement said.
The New York Times reported today that the Yankees also contacted Joe Girardi, the 2006 National League Manager of the Year with the Florida Marlins and a former Yankees catcher, and Tony Pena, the Yankees' current first base coach and the American League Manager of the Year with the Kansas City Royals in 2003.
Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman didn't immediately respond to an e-mail, while Steve Mandell, Girardi's agent, didn't return a voice-mail message left after business hours at his Chicago office. An agent listing couldn't be found for Pena.
Mattingly, 46, was the Yankees' bench coach this season after three years as the team's hitting coach. He's never managed before.
One of the most popular players in the franchise's history, Mattingly batted .307 with 222 home runs and 1,099 runs batted in over his 14-year career. He was the 1985 AL Most Valuable Player, a six-time All-Star and won nine Gold Glove Awards for defense at first base.
Torre ended his 12-year tenure with the Yankees by rejecting a one-year contract offer two days ago. He led the Yankees to the postseason in each of his seasons as manager, with six AL pennants and the most recent of four World Series titles in 2000.
To contact the reporter on this story: Bob Bensch in Trenton, New Jersey at bbensch@bloomberg.net .
Source: http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=a6Ex5fYRbNeg
By Bob Bensch
Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Yankees contacted Don Mattingly about replacing Joe Torre as the Major League Baseball team's manager.
Mattingly confirmed his interest in the position in a statement released last night through his agent, Ray Schulte. He will travel to Tampa, Florida, early next week to meet with Yankees management, the statement said.
The New York Times reported today that the Yankees also contacted Joe Girardi, the 2006 National League Manager of the Year with the Florida Marlins and a former Yankees catcher, and Tony Pena, the Yankees' current first base coach and the American League Manager of the Year with the Kansas City Royals in 2003.
Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman didn't immediately respond to an e-mail, while Steve Mandell, Girardi's agent, didn't return a voice-mail message left after business hours at his Chicago office. An agent listing couldn't be found for Pena.
Mattingly, 46, was the Yankees' bench coach this season after three years as the team's hitting coach. He's never managed before.
One of the most popular players in the franchise's history, Mattingly batted .307 with 222 home runs and 1,099 runs batted in over his 14-year career. He was the 1985 AL Most Valuable Player, a six-time All-Star and won nine Gold Glove Awards for defense at first base.
Torre ended his 12-year tenure with the Yankees by rejecting a one-year contract offer two days ago. He led the Yankees to the postseason in each of his seasons as manager, with six AL pennants and the most recent of four World Series titles in 2000.
To contact the reporter on this story: Bob Bensch in Trenton, New Jersey at bbensch@bloomberg.net .
Source: http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=a6Ex5fYRbNeg