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Most notable in this piece of news is that ESPN can't spell "interim."
Jim Riggleman will be the Washington Nationals manager for 2010, a source told ESPN's Tim Kurkjian.
The team will make an annoucement on Thursday, the source said.
Riggleman was promoted from bench coach to interim manager in July to replace fired manager Manny Acta. The team went 26-61 (a .299 winning percentage) under Acta this season.
Riggleman managed in the majors with the San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs and the Seattle Mariners.
He has a .442 career winning percentage. His best season came with the 1998 Cubs, who were led by NL MVP Sammy Sosa's 66 homers and went 90-73 to make the playoffs as a wild card.
But Chicago went 67-95 to finish last in 1999, Riggleman's final year there. His next managing chance came last year in Seattle as an intirum manager.
The team will make an annoucement on Thursday, the source said.
Riggleman was promoted from bench coach to interim manager in July to replace fired manager Manny Acta. The team went 26-61 (a .299 winning percentage) under Acta this season.
Riggleman managed in the majors with the San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs and the Seattle Mariners.
He has a .442 career winning percentage. His best season came with the 1998 Cubs, who were led by NL MVP Sammy Sosa's 66 homers and went 90-73 to make the playoffs as a wild card.
But Chicago went 67-95 to finish last in 1999, Riggleman's final year there. His next managing chance came last year in Seattle as an intirum manager.
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