Jerry Manuel
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Jerry Manuel (born December 23, 1953 in Hahira, Georgia) is a former manager in Major League Baseball. He has been manager since the middle of the 2008 season when he replaced Willie Randolph. He previously managed the Chicago White Sox from 1998 to 2003 and played in the majors for parts of five seasons in the 1970s and early 1980s.
New York Mets
First Base coach
After being released by the White Sox, Manuel joined the New York Mets in 2005 as the first base and outfield coach under new manager Willie Randolph. Manuel became Randolph's bench coach in 2006, a position he remained in until 2008.[6]
Since he was fired by the White Sox, Manuel wanted to manage again. But in February 2007 he announced a contingency plan—he was introduced as the man who would lead the formation of a baseball program at William Jessup University, an NAIA school in Rocklin, California. He said he would coach the team when it started in 2009 if he did not get another managing job.
Manager
On June 17, 2008, Willie Randolph, pitching coach Rick Peterson, and first base coach Tom Nieto were fired by the Mets. Manuel was announced as the interim manager while Ken Oberkfell, Dan Warthen, and Luis Aguayo were brought up from the New Orleans Zephyrs (the Mets' Triple-A affiliate) to fill the remaining coaching vacancies.[6] After Randolph, Manuel is the second African-American manager in New York baseball history, the first being Randolph.
In his first day on the job as manager of the Mets, shortstop Jose Reyes argued with Manuel on the field while he tried to remove Reyes from the game due to a concern that Reyes had injured himself on the bases. Reyes finally stormed off of the field and into the clubhouse; Manuel followed. Reyes appeared in the dugout later in the game after apologizing to Manuel and his teammates for his behavior.[7]
Under Manuel's leadership, the Mets rose to the top of the National League East Division standings and held a 3½ game lead on the Philadelphia Phillies with 17 games to go in the season. As in 2007, however, the team was unable to hold the lead and the Phillies ultimately clinched the division on September 27. The Mets were then eliminated from the NL Wild Card berth the following day as the team lost to the Florida Marlins 4–2 in the final game at Shea Stadium while the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs 3–1 at Miller Park to advance to the playoffs.
On October 3, 2008, Manuel agreed to a two-year deal to remain the Mets manager. The deal included a club option for a third year.
On May 8, 2009 Manuel was ejected and suspended 1 game for arguing on an obstruction call and bumping into the official. On May 9, 2009 Sandy Alomar Sr. took over as manager for 1 game and beat the Pirates 10-1.
After a disappointing 2009 season where Manuel's Mets underperformed and played sloppy baseball to a 70-92 record, it was confirmed that Manuel would return to manage in 2010.
On October 4 2010 the Mets fired Manuel and general manger Omar Minaya
