The Los Angeles Dodgers hired former New York Yankees' manager Joe Torre to a three-year deal worth $13 million on Thursday. The 67-year old Torre led the Yankees to the playoffs in each of his 14 years there, collecting four championships and nine division titles along the way.
Torre turned down an offer from the Yankees following their elimination from the postseason in the ALDS, losing to the Cleveland Indians in four games. New York failed to make it out of the first round of the playoffs in Torre's final three seasons with the team and hasn't made it to a World Series since 2003, where they lost to the Florida Marlins.
Torre will take over a Dodgers' team that won 82 games this year, performing well under expectations. Many had penciled them in to win the National League West at the beginning of the season.
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