Sveum named Chicago Cubs manager (Reuters)

(Reuters) ? Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach Dale Sveum has been named as the new Chicago Cubs' manager, the Cubs said on Friday.

Sveum, 47, served briefly as the Brewers' interim manager, posting a 7-5 record, but this will be his first permanent job as a Major League manager. He was introduced at a news conference at the Cubs' Wrigley Field.

He played 12 seasons in the majors as an infielder with the Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees before retiring in 1999.

Sveum replaces Mike Quade who was fired after the Cubs went 71-91 last season.

(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Julian Linden)

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