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Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton makes a diving catch of a fly ball off the bat of Texas Rangers David Dahl in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Credit: The Associated Press
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Former Mets, Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine enters Stamford mayor’s race
In this Feb. 26, 2019, file photo, former Major League Baseball player and manager Bobby Valentine waits to testify at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn. Valentine, 70, is entering politics, announcing Friday, May 7, 2021, that he is running for mayor of Stamford, Conn. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb, File)
Bobby Valentine running for mayor of hometown
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In this Oct. 1, 2012 file photo, then Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine gestures as he talks to reporters on the field before their baseball game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, in New York. Valentine, 70, is entering politics, announcing Friday, May 7, 2021 that he is running for mayor of Stamford, Conn. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)AP
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Former Major League Baseball player and manager Bobby Valentine is taking a swing at politics, announcing Friday that he’s running for mayor of his Connecticut hometown.
Valentine, 70, who currently serves as the athletic director at Sacred Heart University, posted a video on social media and said he’ll run as an independent candidate in Stamford.
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Ex-NY Mets manager Bobby Valentine runs for Stamford mayor: Why not make it the greatest city in America?
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STAMFORD Bobby Valentine is taking the field.
The Stamford native, Rippowam High School graduate, former Major League Baseball player and New York Mets manager, and current college athletics director announced Friday that he is running for mayor.
“Many people … see things and ask why did they happen, and others see things that didn’t happen and ask why not I’m one of those guys,” Valentine said earlier this week during an interview at his sports academy in Springdale. “I just want to know why not make it the greatest city in America, why not spend your time so that the people that you grew up with and the people that live with you are happy and content as they’re living, and I think that I’ve done a lot and I’ve learned a lot, and maybe my experience could make things bett