Joe Torre, announces he will be retiring at the end of the month

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On September 17, 2010 — Joe Torre, who will compile a 2326-1997 (.538.) managerial record during his 30 seasons as a skipper with Mets, Braves, Cardinals, Yankees, and the Dodgers, announces he will be retiring at the end of the month. Los Angeles immediately hires the team’s hitting coach Don Mattingly to replace the 70 year-old. Mattingly had been expected to take over for Torre with the New York Yankees in 2008, but Joe Girardi got the job instead.