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Current (2008) St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa has a law degree from Florida State University. There have been four previous lawyer-managers in Major League Baseball: Monte Ward, Hughie Jennings, Miller Huggins and Branch Rickey. All four are now in the Hall of Fame.
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Who was the last player to act as general manager for his team?
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds was the last player-manager in baseball.
Who is the highest paid baseball General Manager?
The highest paid general manager in baseball is the Yankees Brian Cashman, whom earns $2 million dollars this season (the final year of his contract). The mean salary for Major League baseball general managers is about $650,000.
Why do the umpires eject mangers during baseball games?
Usually it's for arguing with the umpire.Addition:Managers will also get thrown out immediately if a pitcher is ejected from a game for intentionally throwing at a batter. I tend to think the reason for manager ejections is due to the fact that unlike in other sports, there is no "penalty" (i.e tech foul in basketball, flag in football) to impose on a team in baseball for the behavior of the manager.
Who was the first manager of the Chicago White Sox?
In 1955, Lou Boudreau became the first manager of the Kansas City Athletics. Prior to this, the team was based in Pennsylvania and known as the Philadelphia Athletics.
Who is the most out of control manager in Major League Baseball?
Lou Pinella, Chicago Cubs
