Cash, Mattingly Named Managers Of The Year

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Published on November 11 2020 6:04 am
Last Updated on November 11 2020 6:05 am

The Tampa Bay Rays’ Kevin Cash and Don Mattingly of the Miami Marlins were named Managers of the Year Tuesday, Cash in the American League and Mattingly in the National League.

Cash managed the Rays to a 40-20 record and the World Series in the pandemic-shortened season, but lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Mattingly led the Marlins to their first winning record since 2009 and first playoff appearance since 2003, despite a coronavirus outbreak that paused their season. 

 

Alex Cora Named Red Sox Manager

Alex Cora was introduced as the new manager of the Boston Red Sox Tuesday, 10 days after the end of his one-season suspension for his role in the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal during their 2017 championship season when he was the team’s bench coach.

After that season, he was first hired as manager by Boston and led the team to a World Series title in 2018. But he was fired in January over the scandal after Major League Baseball’s investigation.

Cora accepted responsibility Tuesday and apologized for orchestrating the sign-stealing scheme, saying, “I deserved what happened this year.”