Former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine returned to Japanese baseball Monday, signing a three-year deal with the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Bobby Valentine smiles with Chiba Lotte acting owner Akio Shigemitsu during a press conference in Tokyo where Valentine was formally appointed on a three-year deal as the new skipper of the Marines.
"This was just the right thing to do at this point in my life," the 53-year-old manager said. "To feel wanted and needed is very important in life."