Former Dodgers' Skipper Joe Torre Eyes MLB Job
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Joe Torre is in talks to be named the executive vice president of baseball operations for Major League Baseball, it was reported Sunday.
Torre, 70, was in New York for three days to discuss the job with MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, according to the baseball league. Torre would replace Jimmie Lee Solomon, who was re assigned within the baseball hierarchy this past summer.
Torre retired as manager of the Dodgers after an 80-82 season. Prior to that, he had a 14-year streak of taking his teams to the playoffs.
According to the MLB Web site, talks between Torre and Selig were serious and the likelihood of him taking the job was high, although there was no timetable for an announcement. Baseball owners and general managers are expected to meet Wednesday.
The future Hall-of-Famer, who has no front-office experience, had been talking to the Dodgers about a consulting in that organization, the Dodgers said through their Web site. It reported that Torre would like to remain in Los Angeles area, where his family is happy and his daughter is going to school.
The New York Daily News reported that Torre had also been offered jobs in the Dodgers front office and as a telecaster with ESPN.
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