The A's announced a two-year extension through the 2018 season for manager Bob Melvin on Wednesday afternoon.Melvin entered Wednesday with a .532 winning percentage over parts of five seasons as Oakland's skipper. He has a career .509 winning percentage in 12 seasons as a Major League manager, including previous stints with the Mariners ('03-04) and D-backs ('05-09).
Though the A's sit in last place in the American League West, the club had qualified for the postseason in each of Melvin's first three full seasons at the helm. He helped guide the A's to division titles in 2012-13 before qualifying as a Wild Card team last season.Melvin earned AL Manager of the Year honors in 2012, when he helped lead them to a 94-68 record and their first division title since '06. That came five years after he had also won the '07 National League Manager of the Year Award during his time with the D-backs.
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