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Red Sox manager search: Mark Kotsay believed to be a candidate as Boston continues interview process
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McKinney goes deep, A's avert sweep in 4-1 win over Phillies
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AP Source: Mark Kotsay replacing Bob Melvin as A's manager
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Why A's Billy Beane and Bob Melvin's fit with Mets makes sense
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Bob Melvin praises Athletics manager Mark Kotsay in return to Coliseum – NBC Sports Bay Area & California
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Oakland A's back to square one after Bob Melvin leaves for Padres
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FILE - Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay sits in the dugout before a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Monday, June 5, 2023. Kotsay still remembers how thoughtfully manager Terry
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Mark Kotsay replacing Bob Melvin as A's manager - The Boston Globe
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AP Source: Mark Kotsay replacing Bob Melvin as A's manager - The San Diego Union-Tribune