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Fredi Gonzalez to be named new manager of Atlanta Braves
Posted: 10.13.2010 at 3:57 AM
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Gonzalez succeeded his former boss and mentor Bobby Cox

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ATLANTA -- Fredi Gonzalez has been hired as the Braves new manager and will be introduced at a news conference Thursday, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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

Gonzalez is a native of Havana, and was the Braves' third-base coach from 2003-06.

Read more about Fredi Gonzalez  at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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