Jerry Manuel previously managed the Chicago White Sox from 1998 to 2003 and the New York Mets from the middle of 2008 to 2010 and played in the majors for parts of five seasons in the 1970s and early 1980s.
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13 Facts About Jerry Manuel
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Jerry Manuel held a variety of coaching positions over the next six years.
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Jerry Manuel was originally hired by the Chicago White Sox in 1985 to scout Northern California.
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Jerry Manuel left the White Sox the following year to join the Montreal Expos organization, a team with which he would remain associated for the next 11 years.
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Jerry Manuel spent the next three years as the Expos' roving infield instructor and their minor league field coordinator.
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In 1990, Jerry Manuel became a manager for the first time as he was named the manager of the Southern League's Jacksonville Expos, the Expos' Double-A affiliate.
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Jerry Manuel remained the Expos' third base coach through the 1996 season.
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In that season, Jerry Manuel guided the White Sox to a first-place finish in the American League's Central Division and was named the American League's Manager of the Year.
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Jerry Manuel became Randolph's bench coach in 2006, a position he remained in until 2008.
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Jerry Manuel said he would manage the team when it started in 2009 if he did not get another managing job.
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On October 3,2008, Jerry Manuel agreed to a two-year deal to remain the Mets manager.
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On January 16,2014, it was announced that Jerry Manuel would be brought on as the Director of Baseball Operations at William Jessup University in Rocklin, California.
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