The Tampa Bay Rays have extended their contracts with manager Kevin Cash and president of baseball operations Eric Neander.꽁머니지급
The club announced the contents on the 9th (Korea time), saying, “The achievements made with the two were amazing,” adding, “The best time has yet to come.”
He did not disclose the terms of his contract. However, the Tampa Bay Times reported that the two will stay with Tampa Bay until the completion of the new stadium in 2028.
Cash has turned Tampa Bay, a small market club, into a strong team. After taking over as Tampa Bay’s head coach in 2015, Cash has improved his team’s constitution and led the team to the postseason for five consecutive years from 2019 to last season.
It was even more outstanding because it was achieved in the Eastern Division of the American League (AL), where prestigious teams such as the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox were concentrated.
Cash said, “I played bold baseball. I didn’t lean on one or two players by making many changes to the lineup in every game, and sometimes boosted my team’s winning percentage by resorting to an extreme platoon (a strategy to use left and right hitters depending on the opponent’s pitcher).
Choi Ji-man (free agent), who played for Tampa Bay from 2018 to 2022, was given the opportunity to start only in games where right-handed pitchers started.
Some players and fans were unhappy with the way Cathy handled the team, but Cathy responded with results and results.
Coach Cash also won the AL Coach Award in 2020, when he succeeded in advancing to the World Series.