Report: Bobby Valentine pitched as Japan ambassador
Bobby Valentine as U.S. ambassador to Japan?
WEEI.com reports that multiple sources are telling the Boston station that Valentine is on a short-list of candidates for the job of United States Ambassador to Japan. The 66-year-old, who currently serves as Sacred Heart University’s athletics director, has engaged in “preliminary discussions” with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team regarding the position.
When contacted Thursday night, Valentine refused comment.
Valentine was born and raised in Stamford, where he was a standout three-sport athlete at Rippowam High School. He attended the University of Southern California, where he was a standout in…