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.
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