Trump Considers Bobby Valentine for Ambassador Position: Report

FAIRFIELD, CT — Former Major League Baseball manager, and current Sacred Heart University athletic director, Bobby Valentine may become U.S. Ambassador to Japan, according to a report out of Boston.

Donald Trump's transition team is reportedly considering Valentine, for the job, multiple sources tell WEEI.

Valentine gained great notoriety in Japan during his long stint managing the Chiba Lotta Marines, even winning a championship there.

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Valentine, 66, declined comment when WEEI reached him Thursday night.

WEEI says Valentine is friendly with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, both having attended the University of Southern California.

While Valentine enjoyed a successful managerial career, guiding the New York Mets to the World Series in 2000, his time in Boston was a failure.

Valentine succeeded the ever-popular Terry Francona in the wake of the chicken-and-beer collapsing Sox of 2011. His squad put the "worst" in the worst-to-first team that won the World Series in 2013 with John Farrell in charge. Valentine was fired the day after the season ended - a season that was Boston's worst in nearly half a century.

Despite his World Series appearance with the Mets, one of the most memorable moments of his managerial career came after being ejected:

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Story by Mike Carraggi (Patch National Staff)

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