ST. LOUIS (AP) — A person with knowledge of the search tells The Associated Press that former St. Louis catcher Mike Matheny has been interviewed for the Cardinals’ vacant manager’s job. He is the third person to be interviewed since Tony La Russa retired following the team’s World Series championship.
All three candidates have organizational ties. White Sox third base coach Joe McEwing played for the Cardinals, and Chris Maloney has managed their Triple-A Memphis affiliate the last five years.
The person familiar with the search is not authorized to publicly discuss the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity.
No more interviews were planned until Tuesday. The Cardinals hope to find a successor to La Russa in the next few weeks.
The 40-year-old Matheny Is a minor league instructor with the Cardinals with no managing experience. He played for St. Louis from 2000-04 and won three Gold Gloves. He won another with San Francisco.
