Texas Rangers associate manager Will Venable has reportedly turned down another chance to potentially run another MLB team. And this was a big-time job.
The New York Mets have already been shot down once in their search for a new manager, with Texas Rangers associate manager Will Venable declining to even interview with the club.
The Texas Rangers are getting good news all over the place this week. First, the team advanced to its first ALCS since 2011 on Tuesday by beating the Baltimore Orioles.
The Rangers’ associate manager has drawn interest from numerous clubs with managerial openings, but he has told those teams that he will remain with Texas, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network.
Who the Los Angeles Angels tab to lead the team next season could weigh heavily into the direction of the franchise, and whether it is able to keep its star tandem intact.
The former big leaguer had been working as bench coach with the Red Sox.
Carlos Beltran currently has the best odds to be the next manager of the Kansas City Royals. At +400, Beltran is the favorite to take over for Mike Matheny, who was fired on Wednesday night after the Royals went 65-97 and finished last in the American League Central.
The Texas Rangers just fired their manager and their GM, but their next hire could bring at least some semblance of familiarity. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported Thursday that Boston Red Sox bench coach Will Venable is potentially in the running to be the Rangers’ next manager.
The A's have six candidates for their managerial job at the moment
The most notable addition to the Boston staff is obviously Alex Cora, who was again hired as manager after serving a one-year suspension for his role in the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal.
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