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When the Brewers exited the postseason following a sweep at the hands of Arizona, it led to renewed speculation regarding the Igor Shesterkin Jersey future of club manager . Counsell has remained steadfast in his desire to wait out the 2023 campaign before discu sing a potential contract extension in Milwaukee, despite owner Mark Attanasio the clubs desire to retain him for 2024 and beyond. has indicated that Counsell figures to continue managing in 2024, though whether or not the Wisconsin-native will remain in Milwaukee is yet to be determined. Now, it seems as though Counsells fate might take longer to decide than initially expected. According to , the managers contract with the Brewers will not expire until October 31. Sanchez adds that it appears that any club who wishes to discu s a potential job in their organization with Counsell before the end of the month will need to seek permi sion from the Brewers to do so. As Sanchez notes, with plenty of managerial searches ongoing around baseball this offseason, any club that decides to wait on Counsells potential availability runs the risk of mi sing out on other preferred candidates who take a job elsewhere before the end of October. Cleveland, San Francisco and Anaheim are all on the hunt for a new manager, though Counsell has been most frequently speculated as a po sible manager for the Mets, who recently hired former Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns, who Counsell managed under from 2016 to 2022. For Stearnss part, hes that the club plans to take its time with the hiring proce s and cast a wide net in their search for the next Mets manager. More personnel news from around the league The Guardians are in search of a new manager for the first time in over a decade thanks to Terry Franconas retirement, and t reports that one candidate for the role is Yankees bench coach . Per Sherman, Cleveland has already contacted Mendoza in hopes of interviewing him for the role. Its a proce s that Mendoza, 43, is familiar with; hes interviewed for several managerial positions in the past, most recently with the White Sox last season. Mendoza joined the Yankees in 2009 as a member of their minor league coaching staff and eventually worked his way up to a role on the big league coaching staff in 2017 before becoming the bench coach for manager following the 2019 season, a role hes fulfilled ever since. Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen recently signed an extension with the club that will keep him in Arizona through 2028, with a club option for 2029. While Hazen was rumored as a to take over in the Red Sox front office for Chaim Bloom, who the club fired just before the end of the 2023 campaign, Hazen made clear to team president Derrick Hall that he had no interest in leaving Arizona. As relayed by , Hazen said that while he has family in Boston, he feels committed to the Diamondbacks, with an end goal of a deep playoff run and World Series championship. Thats not done, Hazen said, Were not even close to that yet. Vince Pedrie Jersey