Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington resigns

“Ron Washington informed us today that he has chosen to resign as Rangers manager in order to turn his full attention to addressing an off-the-field personal matter,” general manager Jon Daniels said in a statement. “Out of respect for Ron’s privacy, the Rangers will leave any comment on the details to him.

“While we are disappointed, we accept Ron’s decision and are grateful for his many contributions to the Rangers organization over the last eight years. This has certainly been a difficult season for our major league club in terms of on-field performance, but we were looking forward to moving ahead with Ron as our manager in 2015.”

The club named bench coach Tim Bogar as interim manager.

Washington was named manager of the Rangers in 2007. He guided the team to the World Series in 2010-2011 and finished with a 664-611 mark.

The 62-year-old Washington had one year left on his contract. The Rangers have compiled the worst record in the majors at 53-87.