FILE - In this May 11, 2016, file photo, Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer, right, reacts with pitching coach Mike Maddux after an interleague baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Nationals Park in Washington. The St. Louis Cardinals announced the hiring of Mike Maddux as pitching coach, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. “We are very excited to welcome Mike to the Cardinals organization,†stated Cardinals’ President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Never had three managers from playoff teams been fired from those teams after they were eliminated from the playoffs. But the New York Yankees’ Joe Girardi, Boston’s John Farrell and Washington’s Dusty Baker all were shown the door almost immediately after their seasons ended last month.