Jack McKeon, becomes the second oldest manager in baseball history

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On June 20, Jack McKeon, who first managed in the major leagues with the Kansas City Royals in 1973, is back at the helm at age 80, taking over the Florida Marlins after the resignation of Edwin Rodriguez. This makes him the second-oldest manager in major league history, after Connie Mack. ā€œIā€™ll probably manage until Iā€™m 95,ā€ quips McKeon. He is taking over the floundering Fish club that has lost ten consecutive games and 18 of its last 19, after starting the season by winning 30 of its first 50 contests.

His first move is to bench star SSĀ Hanley Ramirez, who has infuriated previous managers with his sometimes lackadaisical play, because ā€œ(I) didnā€™t like the way he was running yesterday.ā€ In the game, the Marlins lose to theĀ Angels, 2 ā€“ 1, asĀ Jered WeaverĀ improves to 9-4 and lowers his ERA to 2.01;Ā Torii HunterĀ drives in both Angel runs. Itā€™s the Marlinsā€™ 11th consecutive loss ā€“ a franchise record ā€“ and 19th in their last 20 games.
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