Ron Washington is getting another shot at a World Series title, 10 years after he was twice in the same game within one strike of winning a championship as manager of the Texas Rangers.
SEATTLE (AP) — Ron Washington, the former Texas Rangers manager, has been hired as the Oakland Athletics third base coach after the club dismissed Mike Gallego yesterday. The 63-year-old Washington spent 11 seasons as an A's coach before becoming manager of the Rangers in 2007 and leading Texas to a pair of American League pennants in 2010-11...
On Sept. 5, Ron Washington, then manager of the Texas Rangers baseball club, abruptly resigned his position with the team without citing a reason. Many speculated that he had "fallen off the wagon" as he previously had admitted to battling abuse of cocaine...