Joe Girardi will manage Yankees tonight despite death of his father
Posted by Cindy Boren on October 11, 2012 at 3:53 pm
Joe Girardi is expected to manage the Yankees tonight. (Alex Brandon / AP)
New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi plans to be in the dugout tonight, in spite of the death of his father earlier today.
Jerry Girardi, 81, died in an assisted-living facility, where he had been battling Alzheimer’s disease, in East Peoria, Ill.
General Manager Brian Cashman confirmed (via the New York Daily News) that Girardi would manage Game 4 of the American League Division Series against the Baltimore Orioles.