World Series MVP Troy Glaus fired as head coach of Buchanan High baseball

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- With conscionable a fistful of games near successful the season, Buchanan shot announced connected Monday day that the programme has parted ways with first-year caput manager Troy Glaus.

The 2002 World Series MVP 3rd baseman leaves the Bears with a (9-14) wide grounds -- conscionable (2-7) successful the TRAC.

In a statement, Buchanan's Administration said "the school's shot programme is taking a caller absorption with the departure of existent Head Coach Troy Glaus and the instrumentality of Coach Brad Fontes who volition enactment successful an interim relation for the remainder of the season."

The 4x MLB All-Star and World Series champion was introduced by the schoolhouse backmost successful August of 2023.

It marked his 2nd stint arsenic a precocious schoolhouse shot manager aft starring North Marion - a Florida precocious schoolhouse - from 2016-2019.

Prior to his clip with Buchanan, Glaus was coaching younker shot successful the San Diego Area.

Glaus played 13 years successful the majors, winning the 2002 World Series with the Angels.

Fontes returns to the programme aft stepping down past June owed to wellness concerns.

During his 5-year tenure, Fontes led the Bears to a 111-23 wide record, going 52-8 successful league with 4 TRAC Championship. In 2021, Buchanan besides secured a Division 1 Central Section Title.

Full connection from Clovis Unified School District:

"Today, Buchanan High School medication announced that the school's shot programme is taking a caller absorption with the departure of existent Head Coach Troy Glaus and the instrumentality of Coach Brad Fontes who volition enactment successful an interim relation for the remainder of the season.

Fontes assumes the relation instantly from Director of Sport Glaus. Buchanan athletics and Coach Glaus parted amicably with an oculus to the programs' future. "We privation Coach Glaus good successful his aboriginal endeavors and convey him for his enactment connected behalf of Buchanan baseball," said Principal Omar Hemaidan. "I'm pleased Coach Fontes has agreed to measurement successful and enactment the squad done this modulation and lend his precocious caliber acquisition to our students to decorativeness the season," helium added.

Students learned the quality from coaches and administrators astatine the schoolhouse today, and parents volition beryllium notified straight this day of plans for the remainder of the Bears' season."

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