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ESPN hires Terry Francona to replace Bobby Valentine

By Peter Abraham

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 06, 2011

In the end, Terry Francona switched jobs with Bobby Valentine. The former Red Sox manager was hired by ESPN yesterday and will join Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser in the booth for “Sunday Night Baseball.’’ That was position Valentine held before he replaced Francona as manager of the Red Sox.

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