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John Gibbons

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Mets hiring ex-Blue Jays manager to serve as bench coach

The New York Mets are hiring an experienced former manager to join Carlos Mendoza’s staff. The Mets are hiring John Gibbons as their new bench coach. The Mets are close to hiring John Gibbons as their bench coach league sources tell me and …

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Ex-MLB manager shares incredible story about umpire Joe West

Former Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons recalls the time Joe West refused to eject him and offered up an incredible burn instead.

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Red Sox reportedly interviewed John Gibbons, deny they have hired Ron Roenicke

Depending upon who you believe, the Boston Red Sox may or may not have settled on a new manager. Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe reported on Friday morning that the Red Sox are planning to name Ron Roenicke their manager as soon as Major League …

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John Gibbons would like to manage again

Plenty of manager jobs are opening up around the league, and John Gibbons wants one of them. Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported on Saturday that the former Toronto Blue Jays skipper is eager to return to managing at the MLB level and would like to …

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Blue Jays reportedly expected to part ways with John Gibbons

The Toronto Blue Jays are on their way to missing the playoffs for a second consecutive season, and it sounds like their latest shortcomings will be enough to end John Gibbons’ second stint with the team. A person familiar with the thinking of …

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10 MLB managers who may not return for 2019

As the playoff race heads to the final stretdch, teams on the other end of things are facing other concerns. A number of managers must be feeling their seats getting warmer, be it because their contracts are coming to an end with no guarantee of …

John Gibbons acknowledges he may not be interested in rebuild

John Gibbons acknowledged that he may not be interested in going through a rebuild with the Toronto Blue Jays. Gibbons’ status as Toronto’s future manager has been in question since The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported that this …

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John Gibbons says Josh Donaldson could see more time at shortstop

Josh Donaldson may be bringing rain to the middle infield on a regular basis. Speaking with MLB.com’s Gregor Chisholm, Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said that Donaldson, who made his first career start at shortstop in a 6-5 loss to the …

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John Gibbons calls for Chris Archer to be suspended for throwing at Jose Bautista

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons is going to bat for his guys. In the first inning of Toronto’s 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, Rays starter Chris Archer threw the first pitch of an at-bat behind Jays slugger Jose Bautista, …

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Blue Jays, John Gibbons reportedly finalizing contract extension

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons is being rewarded after leading the team to back-to-back ALCS berths. Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reports on Tuesday that Gibbons and the Blue Jays are finalizing a multi-year contract extension and expect to …

John Gibbons downplays dugout incident with Josh Donaldson

The Toronto Blue Jays may be leading the American League East, but some trouble appeared to be brewing from within on Wednesday when reigning AL MVP Josh Donaldson got into a heated dugout confrontation with manager John Gibbons. On Friday, Gibbons …

Josh Donaldson, John Gibbons get heated in dugout (Video)

Your browser does not support iframes. Things may be going well for the Toronto Blue Jays, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t tensions between their star player and their manager. After third baseman Josh Donaldson slammed his bat in …

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John Gibbons says Blue Jays are talking Rich Hill trade with Oakland

Here’s a new double entendre to the saying “The rich get richer.” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons appeared on MLB Network Radio with Jim Duquette on Friday and revealed that the team is engaged in talks with the Oakland Athletics …

John Gibbons’ Grandma Predicted Future

Pretty much anytime you hear of a manager throwing literal punches at one of his players, you know he doesn’t have a very good grip on things. I’m actually surprised Gibbons lasted this long. The Blue Jays have a good team, though their …

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