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Joe Girardi was 78-84 in his only season as a skipper but still won NL Manager of the Year honors.
Joe Girardi was interviewed Tuesday by Baltimore Orioles executives, a day after the team fired manager Sam Perlozzo.
The interview took place in Chicago, a baseball official familiar with the talks said, speaking on condition of anonymity because no public statements were authorized.
Girardi was a first-time manager last season when he led Florida to a 78-84 record last year, keeping the youthful Marlins in contention until late September.
The former big league catcher was fired at the end of the season following a rift with owner Jeffrey Loria, then was voted NL Manager of the Year -- the first to win the award with a losing record.
A former coach for Yankees manager Joe Torre, Girardi returned to New York this season as a broadcaster for the YES Network.
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