Former Brave Mike Mordecai to Manage Marlins' NY-P Team

Mordecai to Manage Marlins' NY-P Team (AJC-AP)

Former major leaguer Mike Mordecai accepted an offer Monday to manage the Florida Marlins' New York-Penn League team in Jamestown, N.Y.

Mordecai, 37, spent parts of 11 seasons with Atlanta, Montreal and Florida, helping the Marlins win the 2003 World Series. He played in 172 games for the Marlins, batting .245 — mostly in pinch-hitting roles.

The Marlins opted not to offer Mordecai salary arbitration this offseason. He finishes his playing career with a .245 average, 24 home runs and 132 RBIs.

Congrats on the new career, Mike.