LOS ANGELES (AP) β New York Mets bench coach Bob Geren has joined the list of candidates for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ managerial job.
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Wednesday that the club had given the Dodgers permission to speak to Geren, who previously managed the Oakland Athletics when current Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi was with the team.
Geren has worked in New York for four seasons. He had a 334-376 record in four-plus seasons with the A’s.
Geren joins an expanding list of candidates who have been or will be interviewed by the Dodgers. They reportedly include Gabe Kapler, the team’s current director of player development; Tim Wallach, who has been the Dodgers’ bench coach; former Padres manager Bud Black; Nebraska baseball coach Darin Erstad; San Diego bench coach Dave Roberts; Ron Roenicke, who has been the Dodgers’ third base coach; Dave Martinez, bench coach for the Cubs; and Kirk Gibson, a former Dodgers star and Arizona manager.
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AP Baseball Writer Ron Blum in New York contributed to this report.
