Red Sox choose Valentine as manager
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The Boston Red Sox have their man.
Bobby Valentine will be announced as the new manager of the Red Sox in a press conference on Thursday at 5:30 (et), landing his third major league managerial job and first in almost a decade.
Valentine's hiring will be the first big move made by new Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington, who took over when Theo Epstein left to be president of the Cubs.
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Valentine will replace Terry Francona, who left after eight seasons, two World Series titles and a September collapse that started in motion the upheaval in team leadership.
It will be Valentine's first MLB job since he was fired in 2002 after six-plus seasons managing the New York Mets. Valentine also managed the Texas Rangers for parts of eight seasons and owns a 1,117-1,072 regular season record in the majors.
He managed in Japan and was a TV analyst since being fired by the Mets.