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Sweeny: Hairston Jr. May Just Be What Yankees Are Looking For In Next Manager

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Even with no managerial or coaching experience whatsoever, Jerry Hairston, Jr. has emerged as a real candidate to be the next manager of the Yankees.

“I was a coach when I was a player,” Hairston said of his 16-year career (with nine teams) that was built mainly as a utility player, a role he says he had to play manager in his head to know when his chance to impact the game was coming.

“I was thinking along with my manager and the other manager every day,” Hairston said.