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Rays extend manager Kevin Cash's contract through 2024

Kevin Cash led the Rays to a 90-72 record in the 2018 season.
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Kevin Cash of the Tampa Bay Rays looks on a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 28, 2018, at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, Florida.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash has finalized a multi-year extension that puts him under contract through 2024.

The news – first reported by the Tampa Bay Times – comes as Cash had one year left on his original five-year contract that he signed going into 2015.

The Rays made the extension official a bit later on Tuesday morning.

The Rays also have a club option to pick up Cash's contract for the 2025 season.

Cash, 40, led the Rays to a 90-72 record in the 2018 season.

However, the Rays missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Cash has managed the Rays since the 2015 season after Joe Maddon opted out of his contract to join the Chicago Cubs.

Major League Baseball is expected to announce its Managers of the Year award on Nov. 13. Cash is expected to finish among the top three among American League managers.

In four seasons as manager, Cash has compiled a 318-330 record.

Graph: Kevin Cash's season-by-season record and how he compares to other Rays managers

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Related: Rays finish with second-lowest home attendance for 2018 regular season

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