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Report: Tim Bogar ‘runaway favorite’ to be Texas Rangers manager

By Phil Watson

The Texas Rangers have the final two interviews today for their search for a full-time manager to replace Ron Washington, and reports indicate interim manager Tim Bogar is still the frontrunner to land the job. Mandatory Credit: Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports
The Texas Rangers have the final two interviews today for their search for a full-time manager to replace Ron Washington, and reports indicate interim manager Tim Bogar is still the frontrunner to land the job. Mandatory Credit: Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports /
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According to a report, interim manager Tim Bogar is the “runaway favorite” to be named the next manager of the Texas Rangers.

Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported via Twitter:

Bogar, 47, has led the Rangers to an 8-6 record since Ron Washington abruptly resigned Sept. 5, including leading Texas to a season-long seven-game winning streak.

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Bogar played nine years in the majors as a utility infielder, spending four seasons with the New York Mets, four with the Houston Astros and one short stint with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

He retired after playing for the Colorado Rockies’ Triple-A affiliate in 2002.

Bogar was a lifetime .228/.298/.332 hitter in 701 big-league games from 1993-2001, with 24 career home runs. He did go 3-for-4 in two appearances for the Astros in the 1999 NLDS against the Atlanta Braves.

As a minor-league skipper, Bogar was named manager of the year in three different leagues. He was the Rookie-level Appalachian League Manager of the Year as a first-year skipper in 2004 with the Greeneville Astros, going 41-26 and was the top manager in the Class-A South Atlantic League after leading the Lexington Legends to an 82-57 mark in 2005.

Both of those posts were with the Houston organization.

He jumped to the Cleveland Indians organization in 2006 and won his third straight manager of the year honor after leading the Double-A  Akron Aeros to an 87-55 record. He also managed the Aeros in 2007, going 80-61.

He joined Joe Maddon’s coaching staff with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 and was first-base coach for the Boston Red Sox under Terry Francona from 2009-11. Bogar was Bobby Valentine’s bench coach with the Red Sox in 2012.

He managed the Los Angeles Angels’ Double-A affiliate, the Arkansas Travelers of the Texas League, to a 73-66 record in 2013 before being hired as Washington’s bench coach for this season.

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