Former Major League Baseball player and manager Bobby Valentine is taking a swing at politics, announcing Friday that he's running for mayor of his Connecticut hometown. Valentine, 70, who currently serves as the athletic director at Sacred Heart University, posted a video on social media and said he'll run as an independent candidate in Stamford. Valentine, a Stamford native, was a three-sport high school star in the city. Valentine, who owns a sports bar in Stamford, served as the city's health and public safety director in 2011, before being hired by the Red Sox. He joins a race that includes two Democrats: incumbent David Martin and state Rep. Caroline Simmons.

Source: Fox News May 07, 2021 18:33 UTC