BREAKING NEWS: Indians hire Manny Acta as manager
Print this story
Read comments and discuss this story
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians have hired Manny Acta as their manager.
Team spokesman Bart Swain says Acta signed a three-year contract with a club option for 2013. Additional terms were not disclosed.
Acta
Acta was fired by the Washington Nationals in July.
The Indians chose him after a second round of interviews over former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine and Indians Triple-A manager Torey Lovullo.
The team also had been expected to interview Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly.
The 40-year-old Acta, who was drafted by the Astros as a 17-year-old first baseman, also interviewed for Houston’s opening this offseason.
The Indians will introduce him at a news conference tomorrow.
Print this story
Report an inappropriate comment
In order to comment, you must agree to our user agreement and discussion guidelines.
Need help? Email Us.