Joe Maddon has managed the Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball.
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35 Facts About Joe Maddon
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Joe Maddon began his coaching career in MLB with the Angels in 1994 and served under managers Buck Rodgers, Marcel Lachemann, John McNamara, Terry Collins, and Mike Scioscia.
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Joe Maddon served two stints as interim manager during this time.
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Joe Maddon managed the Rays from 2006 through 2014, winning the 2008 American League pennant.
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In 2016, Joe Maddon managed the Cubs to their first World Series title since 1908.
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Joe Maddon attended Lafayette College, where he played baseball and football.
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Joe Maddon began his professional career playing in Minor League Baseball as a catcher, signing with the California Angels organization as a free agent in 1975.
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Joe Maddon followed up with two seasons for the Salinas Angels and a final with the Santa Clara Padres.
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In 1979, after spending four seasons trying to make it as a catcher in the Angels organization, Joe Maddon decided to give up his playing career and become a coach.
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Joe Maddon started as a scout and would continue on to such positions as manager in the Angels farm system and Minor League roving hitting instructor.
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Joe Maddon managed in the minors from 1981 to 1986, each team having a losing record.
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Joe Maddon's stops included managing the Idaho Falls Angels of the Rookie League, the Class A Salem Angels, Class A Peoria Chiefs, and the Class AA Midland Angels .
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Joe Maddon served as a major league coach for the Angels from 1994 to 2005.
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Joe Maddon held such positions as first base coach, bench coach, and interim manager on three occasions following the hospitalization of John McNamara in 1996, the suspension of Terry Collins in 1998, and Collins' eventual departure in 1999.
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Joe Maddon finished with a combined record of 27 wins and 24 losses as interim manager.
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Joe Maddon finally found stability when the Angels hired Mike Scioscia in 1999.
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Joe Maddon served as Scioscia's bench coach from 2000 to 2005, winning a World Series ring in 2002.
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Joe Maddon was considered a candidate for the Boston Red Sox manager job in 2004, which went to Terry Francona.
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Unlike his predecessor, Lou Piniella, Joe Maddon preached patience in developing a young core of players while enduring back to back 90+ game losing seasons.
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In 2008, Joe Maddon guided the Rays to their first American League Eastern Division Title.
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Joe Maddon led a team of young players that won a division title over the heavily favored New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
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Joe Maddon received the Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award.
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Joe Maddon had been in the final year of his initial contract when he first became manager of the team.
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Friedman's departure activated an opt-out clause in Joe Maddon's contract, allowing Joe Maddon to do so within two weeks of Friedman's resignation.
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Joe Maddon finished his tenure with a record of 754 wins and 705 losses.
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Cubs President Theo Epstein claimed that he had sent an email to MLB to be certain that Joe Maddon was indeed a free agent before contacting him about their managerial position.
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Joe Maddon's departure was originally described by both the Cubs and himself as a "mutual agreement" to part ways, but he later revealed in 2021 that he actually wanted to continue as the Cubs manager with a two-year extension and that his release as Cubs manager was one-sided.
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Joe Maddon led the Angels in the 2021 season, his first 162-game season as manager for the team.
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In February 2021, Joe Maddon announced that he would allow Shohei Ohtani to both hit and pitch following his 2019 Tommy John surgery recovery and 2020 setback.
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Just before the 2021 All-Star Game, Joe Maddon consulted American League team manager Kevin Cash about having Ohtani both hit and pitch in the game.
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Month before the start of the 2022 season, Joe Maddon told the media that he was considering the possibility of moving veteran superstar Mike Trout out of center field to a corner outfield spot in an effort to prevent injuries.
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Less than 24 hours after floating the idea, Joe Maddon met with Trout and ultimately decided that he would keep him in center field.
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Joe Maddon has two children from a previous marriage and has five grandchildren through it.
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