Last Updated on October 29, 2015 6:50 pm by admin
MIAMI (AP) Dan Jennings has been fired by the Miami Marlins, ending a 13-year association with the team that included an awkward move in May from general manager to manager.
The Marlins confirmed the firing Thursday hours after they hired Don Mattingly as manager.
Team officials said after the season that Jennings would resume his old job, and he was under contract through 2018. But he didn’t return to the office and hadn’t been involved in offseason decisions.
Jennings became manager when Miami fired Mike Redmond after a 16-22 start. The change failed to spark a turnaround, and the Marlins finished 71-91.
Jennings was the first major league skipper with no experience as a manager or big league player since Braves owner Ted Turner managed his team for one game in 1977.