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Bridgeport, CT - April 3: Bobby Valentine, Sacred Heart executive director of athletics at a Pioneers game played at Veterans Memorial Park in Bridgeport, CT on April 3, 2021. (Photo by Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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Ex-Mets, Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine Running for Mayor of Stamford, CT

Jenna Ciccotelli
May 7, 2021

Bobby Valentine managed 16 seasons in MLB, putting up a 50.4 winning percentage with the Texas Rangers, New York Mets and Boston Red Sox.

Nearly a decade after his stint in Boston, he's asking for votes to manage something elseโ€”his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut.

Valentine announced his candidacy Friday.

The 70-year-old Valentine, who has served as the athletic director at Sacred Heart University in nearby Fairfield since 2013, told Jodi Latina ofย News 8ย that he will run unaffiliated.

"I feel like itโ€™s a great time for me to get to my hometown and do some more leadership work," he said.ย "We are up against a big political machine with the Democrats and a real strong base political machine with the Republicans. Itโ€™s not going to be an easy situation, thatโ€™s for sure."

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