MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins have signed newly minted American League Manager of the Year Ron Gardenhire to a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season.
The Twins announced the deal Thursday, the day after Gardenhire was voted the league’s top manager for the first time in his nine-year career.
The Twins also gave two-year extensions through the 2012 season to Gardenhire’s entire coaching staff. The Twins have won the AL Central six times since he took over in 2002.
Minnesota went 94-68 this year before being swept in the first round of the playoffs by the New York Yankees.
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