Joe Girardi to manage Florida Marlins

Here is the Associated Press story.

MIAMI - New York Yankees bench coach Joe Girardi was hired Wednesday as manager of the Florida Marlins, agreeing to a three-year contract.

Girardi, who also interviewed for the Tampa Bay job, spent 15 years as a major league catcher, then went into broadcasting in 2004 and came out of the booth to join the Yankees' staff this season.

He'll be introduced by the Marlins at a news conference Thursday, the team said.