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Friday 27 OctOber 2017

SprinG(er)

into

action

In this Oct. 8, 2017, file photo,
New York Yankees manager
Joe Girardi gestures as he
talks to an unidentified man
before an American League
Division Series baseball game
against the Cleveland Indians,
in New York.
Associated Press
Girardi

fired as

Yankees

manager,

leaving with

‘heavy heart’

By RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer
Joe Girardi was fired as
New York Yankees man-
ager Thursday after a de-
cade that produced just Astros dig deep, beat
one World Series title for a
team that expects to win
every year.
Yankees general man- Dodgers in Game 2 to
ager Brian Cashman an-
nounced the move five
days after New York lost to even World Series
Houston in Game 7 of the
AL Championship Series.
“With a heavy heart, I
come to you because the
Yankees have decided
not to bring me back,” Gi-
rardi said in a statement re-
leased by his agent, Steven
Mandell. “I’d like to thank
the fans for their great sup- Houston Astros’ George Springer celebrates after a home run
port as a player, coach against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 11th inning of Game 2
and manager and the last-
ing memories of their pas- of baseball’s World Series Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, in Los Angeles.
sion and excitement dur- Associated Press
ing the playoff games.” Page 20

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