Mike Shildt has earned the full-time managerial job for the St. Louis Cardinals, agreeing to a three-year contract Tuesday, according to Derrick Goold and Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The 50-year-old had been serving as the team's interim manager since Mike Matheny was fired in July. Over the next six weeks, Shildt helped transform the Cardinals from an a middling squad into a playoff contender.
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