Gabe Kapler has emerged as the front-runner to become the Philadelphia Phillies' next manager, a baseball source said Sunday.
Kapler, the Los Angeles Dodgers' director of player development, was one of three finalists for the position along with former Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell and Dusty Wathan, the manager of Philadelphia's Triple-A affiliate, Lehigh Valley.
FanRag.com first reported that the Phillies have focused on Kapler as the leading candidate in their search and could announce his hire as early as Monday or shortly after the end of the World Series.