The winningest manager in postseason history, Torre moved from one storied franchise to another, agreeing to a three-year, $13 million contract. He becomes the Dodgers' eighth manager since they left his hometown, where he rooted for the rival New York Giants, which moved to San Francisco in 1957, the same year the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles.
p>Torre ranks eighth on baseball's career list with 2,067 victories. He also managed the New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves, but won only one division title in the National League, in 1982 with the Braves.
