Girardi reaches four-year deal with Yankees
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Manager Joe Girardi signed a four-year contract on Wednesday to stay with the New York Yankees through 2017.
General Manager Brian Cashman had said after the team missed the playoffs for the second time since 1992 that the Yankees wanted to keep Girardi, whose name was mentioned for the Chicago Cubs opening in his native Illinois.
The 48-year-old Girardi said it would be up to his family if he returned. He was completing his second three-year deal with New York since taking over from Joe Torre after the 2007 season. “After talking to my family, this is where we wanted to come back,” Girardi said.
Financial terms were not disclosed, but the New York Post reported the contract to be worth US$16 million.
Despite finishing tied for third in the American League East at 85-77, Girardi had what many believed was his best season as a manager. He kept the Yankees in the playoff chase until late September despite injuries to stars Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson.
“I wouldn’t have come back if I didn’t think we could win a championship,” Girardi said. “I have faith in our organization.”
Girardi has led the team to the playoffs in four of his six seasons, winning the World Series in 2009. Under Girardi, the Yankees have gone a majors-best 564-408 (.580) since 2008.
He was National League Manager of the Year in 2006, when he led the Florida Marlins to a 78-84 record in his first year as a manager. A 15-year Major League Baseball catcher, Girardi won three World Series titles with the Yankees from 1996-99 and also played for the Cubs, St Louis and Colorado.
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