Fredi Gonzalez will be new Atlanta Braves manager.

[Elwood P Dowd]

http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/fredi-gonzalez-will-be-679397.html


Gonzalez, 46, will succeed his former boss and mentor Bobby Cox, who retired after 29 seasons as a major league manager, including 25 with the Braves.

A day after the Braves were eliminated from the postseason, Cox was referred to as "former Braves manager" in a team news release. It was officially the end of an era, and Braves announced that Cox would have a farewell news conference at Turner Field on Wednesday.

A day later, the team plans to introduce Cox's friend, Gonzalez, as his successor. Team officials would not comment.

Gonzalez became the primary candidate to replace Cox immediately after being fired as Florida Marlins manager in June. He had a 276-279 record in 3 1/2 seasons with the Marlins, who were 35-36 when Gonzalez was dismissed.

He was Sporting News Manager of the Year in 2008, when the Marlins finished 84-77 despite having the lowest payroll in the major leagues.

A native of Havana, Gonzalez was the Braves' third-base coach from 2003-06, after coming to the Braves organization as Triple-A Richmond manager in 2002.

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[Charlotte32]

1. Cox

Cox was a class act. You would have thought he'd have won more than one world series.