The New York Yankees have recently made a decision that they won’t bring back Joe Girardi and will enter the 2018 MLB season with a new manager. Obviously, that came as a surprise to many, especially to Girardi himself. Now, in his first interview after the Yankees’ decision, Girardi said the news left him “surprised” and “disappointed” since he wanted to finish the job he started with the team.
“It was fairly quick,” – Girardi said to The Athletic. “Brian told me as an organization they had decided to go in a different direction. We talked for a few minutes and we talked later on for a little bit longer. For me, there was disappointment because I kind of wanted to finish what we had started this year. And I was looking forward to the growth of the organization, the young players, the more young players with the veterans we had.”
Asked what about his post Yankees plans, Girardi said that he is open to taking another managing job, but wouldn’t have anything against working in MLB operations or returning to TV.
“I truly love this game — the strategy of the game, the relationships in the game, the passion I have for getting the most out of people,” – he said. “I want everyone who has an opportunity to be able to experience what I’ve experienced in this game, all the good things that have happened to me because of this game.“
After a successful playing career with the team, Joe Girardi spent last 10 years as a manager of the New York Yankees. During his managerial tenure, the Yankees had six playoff appearances and won the World Series in 2009. This season, Girardi led the Yankees to the 91–71 record and American League Championship Series where they narrowly missed out on the World Series appearance.
