St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Rays and manager Joe
Maddon have agreed on a three-year contract extension, according to The Tampa
Bay Tribune.
The Rays have scheduled a Wednesday morning press conference at Tropicana
Field.
Maddon took over the team prior to the 2006 season and suffered through two
losing campaigns before finding success. In 2008, he piloted the franchise to
its first winning season (97-65), an AL pennant and a trip to the World
Series before falling to Philadelphia in the Fall Classic. Maddon was later
rewarded by being named AL Manager of the Year.
The Rays have averaged 90-plus wins over the past four seasons, with three
playoff appearances during that span. Tampa Bay has lost in the ALDS in each
of the past two seasons.
Maddon led the Rays to a 91-71 record this past season and was named AL
Manager of the Year.
Prior to his time with Tampa Bay, the 58-year-old Maddon spent 31 years with
the Angels organization, including six seasons as bench coach under Mike
Scioscia. He was a member of the coaching staff for the 2002 Angels team that
defeated the San Francisco Giants in seven games in the World Series. Maddon
also had several interim stints as manager with the Angels.
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