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Jul
18

Joe Torre to wait until end of year to decide on retirement

By Allan

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre said Friday that he wants to make sure he retired when he was still healthy and active, according to the Associated Press. He also said that attending Wimbledon (held from June-July every year) is on his to-do list.

“I’m not making any long-range plans,” Torre said Friday. “Not that I’m concerned about anything, I just know there are other things I want to do while I still feel good enough to continue to be active.

“I’m just going to wait toward the end of the year.”

Torre, 70, is in the final year of his three-year, $13 million contract. Torre and the team had been working on an extension before the season started, but talks were cut off. It’s believed that Don Mattingly, would succeed Torre as Dodgers’ next manager if he were to retire after the season.

“It’s still exciting, the game in the dugout is still exciting,” Torre said. “If you do it right, this job consumes you.”

Categories : Retirement