![]() "I don't have anything bad to say about Ken Kendrick,'' Stewart told USA Today Sports. ![]() The Diamondbacks brought in La Russa in 2014, and among his first moves, he brought in Stewart and Hale, elevating them to positions they had never held at the big league level before. Arizona has been in a steady decline since then, posting five straight non-winning seasons. The Diamondbacks won the World Series in 2001 and had a brief resurgence a decade later, winning the NL West. "Ultimately, the results have not been what we had hoped, and while that responsibility is shared by all of us, we have decided that a change is necessary." ![]() "We are very grateful to Dave and Chip, who are widely respected throughout the game of baseball," Kendrick said in a statement. The team announced in a release on Monday that it will discuss an appropriate role for chief baseball officer Tony La Russa in the future, but managing general partner Ken Kendrick said La Russa will not be the manager. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĭiamondbacks clean house, fire GM Dave Stewart, manager Chip HaleĪrizona Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale and general manager Dave Stewart were fired Monday afternoon, after the team finished 69-93, 22 games out of first place, and missed the playoffs again.
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