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June 20, 2008

Jays can John Gibbons, bring Cito Gaston back

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Toronto Blue Jays have fired manager John Gibbons and replaced him with former manager Cito Gaston.

The Blue Jays are 35-39 and in last place in the AL East. Toronto has lost 12 of its last 16 games to fall 101/2 games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox.

Gibbons had been manager since 2004.

The Jays also fired three of Gibbons' coaches - Marty Pevey, Ernie Whitt and Gary Denbo.
The 64-year-old Gaston becomes the Blue Jays' first two-time manager. He previously managed the team from 1989 to 1997, leading the team to World Series championships in 1992 and 1993.

We'll have more this afternoon at projosports.com.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 1:36 PM | Permalink

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