PITTSBURGH (AP) -The Toronto Blue Jays have fired manager John Gibbons and replaced him with former manager Cito Gaston.
The Blue Jays are 35-39 and in last place in the AL East. Toronto has lost 12 of its last 16 games to fall 10 1/2 games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox.
Gibbons had been manager since 2004.
The Jays also fired three of Gibbons’ coaches – Marty Pevey, Ernie Whitt and Gary Denbo.
The 64-year-old Gaston becomes the Blue Jays’ first two-time manager. He previously managed the team from 1989 to 1997, leading the team to World Series championships in 1992 and 1993.
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