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5 unusual facts about Ron Gardenhire


Boof Bonser

Although he lost the game, allowing seven hits and three runs over 5⅔ innings, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire decided to keep him in the starting rotation.

Gardenhire

Ron Gardenhire former Major League Baseball shortstop and current manager of the Minnesota Twins

Joe Mays

Due to his losing record and disappointing ERA, on August 26, 2005, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire demoted Mays to the Twins bullpen and called up Scott Baker from AAA Rochester to replace Mays in the pitching rotation.

Luis Ayala

According to Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, Ayala was released because he was unhappy with his role on the team.

Ron Gardenhire

In contrast to Kelly's relatively calm, Bud Grant-like coaching style, Gardenhire is a very active and aggressive manager, frequently exiting the dugout to argue with the umpire, leading some to joke that "Gardy" gets ejected more times in a season than Kelly did in his entire career (as of September 11, 2013, Gardenhire has been ejected 67 times).



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