Jim Leyland

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American Major League Baseball manager baseball manager human

Jim Leyland is a retired Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Florida Marlins to a World Series title in 1997 and for his long, successful tenures with multiple MLB teams.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American → Major League Baseball manager → baseball manager → human →
awardReceived	American League Manager of the Year → Manager of the Year Award → National League Manager of the Year →
bats	right →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1944-12-15 →
familyName	Leyland →
formerPlayerPosition	catcher →
genreOfWork	baseball strategy →
givenName	James →
hallOfFameInduction	National Baseball Hall of Fame →
hallOfFameInductionYear	2024 →
hasChild	Kellie Leyland → Patrick Leyland →
knownFor	fiery managerial style → heavy cigarette smoking during his managing career →
leagueManagedIn	Major League Baseball →
managedDebutSeasonInMLB	1986 →
managedFinalSeasonInMLB	2013 →
managedNationalTeam	United States national baseball team →
managedPennantWinner	1997 National League champion Florida Marlins → 2006 American League champion Detroit Tigers → 2012 American League champion Detroit Tigers →
managedTeam	Colorado Rockies → Detroit Tigers → Florida Marlins → Pittsburgh Pirates →
name	Jim Leyland →
notableFor	leading the Florida Marlins to the 1997 World Series championship → long managerial tenure with the Pittsburgh Pirates → reviving the Detroit Tigers franchise in the mid-2000s →
occupation	baseball coach → baseball manager → professional baseball scout →
placeOfBirth	Toledo, Ohio, United States →
playedInOrganization	Detroit Tigers organization →
residence	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States →
retiredFromManagingMLB	2013 →
spouse	Katie Leyland →
throws	right →
wonChampionship	1997 World Series →
wonTournament	2017 World Baseball Classic →
worldSeriesTitleCountAsManager	1 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2012 World Series →	ALManager
2006 World Series →	losingManager
Jim Leyland →	name
American League Manager of the Year →	notableMultipleWinners