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Lou Piniella's
tenure with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays apparently
is coming to an end.
According to a report Wednesday on the web site
of the Tampa Tribune, Piniella will not return
to manage the Devil Rays in 2006.
A Tampa native, Piniella will accept a $2.2 million
buyout after the season and be free to pursue
other managerial openings, according to the report. |
Both Piniella and the Devil Rays
declined comment on the report. "In echoing the
sentiments expressed by our manager Lou Piniella, we
will have no comment on this matter until a more appropriate
time, if that should present itself," the team
said in a statement. Piniella signed a four-year, $13
million contract with the Devil Rays after his negotiating
rights were traded by the Seattle Mariners for outfielder
Randy Winn after the 2002 season. However, the 62-year-old
Piniella has been outspoken about the lack of commitment
from Devil Rays' ownership.
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