Yankees name Guidry pitching coach
November 5, 2005
Ron Guidry rejoined the New York Yankees on Friday as the team's pitching coach, and former Boston manager Joe Kerrigan was hired as bullpen coach.Guidry, the 1978 AL Cy Young Award winner, was a three-time 20-game winner who played for the Yankees from 1975-88. He has been a spring training instructor for the team since 1990.
Kerrigan was the Red Sox pitching coach from 1997 until he became manager on August 2001, a job that lasted until the following March. He was the Phillies' pitching coach until he was hired by the Yankees in July as a special adviser to the general manager.Phils name two new minor league managers: Philadelphia named new managers to lead their top two farm teams.John Russell, a former Phillies player, was named manager of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, the team's Triple-A affiliate. P.J. Forbes will take over as manager of the Double-A Reading Phillies.Russell, 44, a former first-round pick by the Phillies in 1982, replaces Gene Lamont, who was named third base coach by Detroit.Forbes, 38, managed Class A Lakewood the last two seasons. He replaces Steve Swisher.Reds hire Dent as bench coach: Bucky Dent was hired as bench coach for Cincinnati, making him the top assistant to close friend Jerry Narron.Dent, 53, worked with Narron for seven years as a Texas coach before he returned to managing in the minors with Kansas City and the Yankees.Indians exercise Belliard's $4-million option: Second baseman Ronnie Belliard's $4-million option was exercised as Cleveland rewarded one of its steadier players.In his second season with Cleveland, Belliard hit .284 with 36 doubles, 17 homers and 78 RBIs.White Sox buy out Thomas: Chicago bought out Frank Thomas for $3.5 million, making the best slugger in team history eligible for free agency.A career .307 hitter with 448 homers and 1,465 RBIs, Thomas is the team's leader in most offensive categories.Yount returns to Brewers: Hall of Famer Robin Yount is returning to the Milwaukee Brewers as bench coach.The two-time AL MVP played 2,856 games, batting .285 with 251 homers and 1,406 RBIs in his 18-year career, all with Milwaukee.Mets decline Koo option: New York declined their $2 million option on left-hander Dae-Sung Koo. He was 0-0 with a 3.91 ERA in 23 innings.Dodgers agree to $3.21-million deal with Cruz: Los Angeles and outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. agreed to one-year contract worth a guaranteed $3.21 million. He batted .301 with six homers and 22 RBIs in 47 games.Angels extend Scioscia's contract: Mike Scioscia got a new deal to manage Los Angeles through the 2009 season.The 46-year-old former major league catcher has a 520-452 record and led teh Angels to a 95-67 record and their second straight AL West division title this year.
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Ron Guidry rejoined the New York Yankees on Friday as the team's pitching coach, and former Boston manager Joe Kerrigan was hired as bullpen coach.Guidry, the 1978 AL Cy Young Award winner, was a three-time 20-game winner who played for the Yankees from 1975-88. He has been a spring training instructor for the team since 1990.
Kerrigan was the Red Sox pitching coach from 1997 until he became manager on August 2001, a job that lasted until the following March. He was the Phillies' pitching coach until he was hired by the Yankees in July as a special adviser to the general manager.Phils name two new minor league managers: Philadelphia named new managers to lead their top two farm teams.John Russell, a former Phillies player, was named manager of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, the team's Triple-A affiliate. P.J. Forbes will take over as manager of the Double-A Reading Phillies.Russell, 44, a former first-round pick by the Phillies in 1982, replaces Gene Lamont, who was named third base coach by Detroit.Forbes, 38, managed Class A Lakewood the last two seasons. He replaces Steve Swisher.Reds hire Dent as bench coach: Bucky Dent was hired as bench coach for Cincinnati, making him the top assistant to close friend Jerry Narron.Dent, 53, worked with Narron for seven years as a Texas coach before he returned to managing in the minors with Kansas City and the Yankees.Indians exercise Belliard's $4-million option: Second baseman Ronnie Belliard's $4-million option was exercised as Cleveland rewarded one of its steadier players.In his second season with Cleveland, Belliard hit .284 with 36 doubles, 17 homers and 78 RBIs.White Sox buy out Thomas: Chicago bought out Frank Thomas for $3.5 million, making the best slugger in team history eligible for free agency.A career .307 hitter with 448 homers and 1,465 RBIs, Thomas is the team's leader in most offensive categories.Yount returns to Brewers: Hall of Famer Robin Yount is returning to the Milwaukee Brewers as bench coach.The two-time AL MVP played 2,856 games, batting .285 with 251 homers and 1,406 RBIs in his 18-year career, all with Milwaukee.Mets decline Koo option: New York declined their $2 million option on left-hander Dae-Sung Koo. He was 0-0 with a 3.91 ERA in 23 innings.Dodgers agree to $3.21-million deal with Cruz: Los Angeles and outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. agreed to one-year contract worth a guaranteed $3.21 million. He batted .301 with six homers and 22 RBIs in 47 games.Angels extend Scioscia's contract: Mike Scioscia got a new deal to manage Los Angeles through the 2009 season.The 46-year-old former major league catcher has a 520-452 record and led teh Angels to a 95-67 record and their second straight AL West division title this year.
Source: http://www.mcall.com/
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