Then came the Britton episode in 2016 - also the last year the Mets made the playoffs before Showalter arrived.
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Showalter and the Orioles pushed the Yankees to Game 5 in a 2012 Division Series, then won the AL East in 2014 at 96-66 to earn him the third of his three AL Manager of the Year awards in a 20-year span.īut the Orioles ran into a red-hot Kansas City Royals squad that swept Baltimore in his only League Championship Series appearance.
Two years later, Arizona won the World Series under Bob Brenly, beating the Yankees in a seven-game classic. In their second season, he managed the Diamondbacks to 100 wins and the 1999 NL West title before losing to the Mets in the playoffs on a series-ending homer in the 10th inning by backup catcher Todd Pratt, subbing for injured Hall of Famer Mike Piazza. “He knows a lot about guys before he even manages them.”Īfter leaving the Yankees, Showalter hooked on with expansion Arizona and called plenty of shots as the entire organization started from scratch. “I think he’s pretty perceptive,” Mets reliever Trevor May said. Joe Torre replaced him and managed the Yankees to their most recent dynasty on his way to the Hall of Fame, winning the 1996 World Series and three straight from 1998-2000 with several core players Showalter helped to groom. Late owner George Steinbrenner wanted to fire several coaches, and when Showalter wouldn’t swallow that, he was gone, too.
But they blew a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five Division Series with three straight losses in Seattle, dropping the decisive Game 5 in 11 innings on a two-run double by Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez. The next year, he piloted the Yankees to their first playoff berth in 14 years. At the time, his New York Yankees held the best record in the American League - but they were denied a chance to chase a ring when Major League Baseball later canceled the postseason. A whiz kid across town, Showalter was just 38 in 1994 when players went on strike that August.
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