Cubs Manager Piniella To Retire At Season's End

By Justin Worsley

Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella has announced that he will retire at the end of the season, according to ESPNChicago.com. Piniella has served as the Cubs manager since 2007.

As a player, Piniella made the 1972 All-Star team as a member of the Kansas City Royals, one of four teams he played for as a left fielder. Piniella had a career batting average of .291 and hit 102 home runs along with 766 RBIs.

Piniella, 66, started his managing career off with the last team he played for, the New York Yankees, two years after he retired in 1984. In 1990, Piniella won his only World Series title as a manager and his third overall, all with New York. In 2008, Piniella was named the National League Manager of the Year. Along with Chicago and New York, Piniella has also been the manager of the Cincinnati Reds, the Seattle Mariners and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Piniella also won two American league Manager of the Year awards with Seattle in 1995 and 2001.

Piniella has led Chicago to a 265-219 record during his tenure and has helped the team win two division titles. His overall record is 1,784-1,639 with one World Series win and six divisional titles.