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Jim Leyland
Career statistics Games 3,499 Won–loss record 1,769–1,728 Winning % .506 Teams As a manager: Pittsburgh Pirates (1986–1996) Florida Marlins (1997–1998) Colorado Rockies (1999) Detroit Tigers (2006–2013) Career highlights and awards World Series champion (1997) 2× NL Manager of the Year (1990, 1992) AL Manager of the Year (2006) James Richard "Jim" Leyland (born December 15, 1944) is a retired Major League Baseball manager. He currently serves as a special assistant to the Detroit Tigers. He led the Florida Marlins to a World Series championship in 1997, and previously won three straight division titles (1990, 1991, and 1992) with the Pittsburgh Pirates. With the Tigers' victory in the 2006 American League Championship Series, Leyland became the seventh manager in history to win pennants in both the National and American Leagues. He is a three-time Manager of the Year Award winner, twice in the National League (1990 and 1992), and once in the American League (2006).
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