After a beginning to the baseball offseason which has been full of managerial turnover, former Yankees manager Joe Girardi has seen the writing on the wall and is expected to pursue one of the several vacancies in the league.
He decided this week to leave his current job as the manager of the Team USA baseball team in order to focus on his pursuit of an MLB managerial position during this offseason.
Scott Brosius, formerly of the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees, has been tabbed as his replacement in Olympic qualifying.
Girardi took over the position as Team USA manager on August 9th after spending the 2018 season out of coaching.
The former MLB catcher spent ten seasons at the helm of the New York Yankees prior to his Team USA gig, taking over for managerial legend Joe Torre for the 2008 season. He had spent the previous season managing the Florida Marlins
Girardi accumulated a 910-710 record in ten seasons as Yankees manager, winning three AL East titles, three Wild Card berths, and one World Series title in 2009.
The 55-year-old has been speculated as a possible hiring for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, among other teams.
