After a decade in the job that included a championship season in 2009, Joe Girardi is out as manager of the New York Yankees.
Girardi, 53, announced his departure in an e-mailed statement Thursday morning, saying, "With a heavy heart, I come to you because the Yankees have decided not to bring me back."
Girardi was in the final year of his contract and was the third-longest-tenured manager in the major leagues. He compiled a 910-710 record in his 10 years in the Bronx and is leaving a team that is brimming with young talent and a farm system rife with promising prospects.
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• New York Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia failed a doping test for a third time in a year, resulting in a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball. It is the first time the league has handed down the most severe punishment under its anti-doping program.
• Less than a week after team president Theo Epstein said, "Rest assured, Joe [Maddon] will have every coach back that he wants," the team fired two more. Hitting coach John Mallee is out and Chili Davis is in. Also gone is third-base coach Gary Jones, who will be replaced by Brian Butterfield.
• Following two seasons with the Boston Red Sox, Carl Willis was hired by the Cleveland Indians to replace Mickey Callaway as pitching coach. This will be the second stint in Cleveland for Willis.
• Former Washington Nationals pitching coach Mike Maddux was hired by the St. Louis Cardinals.
• Righthander Chase Anderson and the Milwaukee Brewers agreed to an $11.75 million, two-year contract. Anderson went 12-4 with a 2.74 ERA in 25 starts this year.
