The Arizona Diamondbacks extended the contracts of manager Kirk Gibson and general manager Kevin Towers, who were both entering the final year of their contracts in 2014, the team announced Monday.
“Over the past couple months, (managing general partner) Ken Kendrick and I have had continued conversations about extending both Gibby and KT’s contracts and we are pleased to have come to an agreement,” Diamondbacks president/CEO Derrick Hall said in a statement via Twitter. “We continue to be impressed by their loyalty, dedication, work ethic and track record of success during their big league careers and are glad that their contract status will not be a distraction as we open up spring training this week.”
Gibson, who took over for A.J. Hinch on July 1, 2010, and Towers, who was hired in September that year, both had contract options declined by the organization following the 2013 season. They both had just a year left on the deals they signed following the 2011 National League West championship season.
Gibson has a 290-279 record with the D-backs.
Towers took over for Josh Byrnes and turned a 97-loss team in 2010 into a 94-win team in 2011.
The past two seasons, the D-backs have finished 81-81.