Blue Jays keeping Gibbons as manager

TORONTO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The Toronto Blue Jays have a Monday news conference and are expected to announce John Gibbons will take over the team's managerial duties on full-time.

Gibbons replaced fired Carlos Tosca on Aug. 8. Gibbons has led the Jays to a 20-30 record since taking over.

The 41-year-old Gibbons is a former catcher who spent seven years managing in the New York Mets' organization. He is in his third season with Toronto, serving first as the team's bullpen coach before moving to first base.

Gibbons saw action in just 18 big league games for the Mets after they picked him in the first round of the 1980 draft.