Longest-Tenured Managers in Baseball

Longest-Tenured Managers in Baseball

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The Phillies fired long-time manager Charlie Manuel, who had been managing the Phillies since the beginning of the 2005 season, and posted a record of 780-636 in that time. Philadelphia won a World Series title in 2008 and returned to the World Series in 2009, but were beaten by the New York Yankees. This season, the Phillies had struggled to a 53-67 record under Manuel and were devastated by injuries to first baseman Ryan Howard and pitcher Roy Halladay. Manuel had been the longest-tenured manager in the National League.

Joe Maddon

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Bruce Bochy

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Dusty Baker

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Joe Girardi

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