FIU's Dante Girardi Hopes to Continue Success of Family Name in Business of Baseball

In the world of professional baseball, the name Girardi has quite the track record. For a total of 30 seasons as a player, coach and later manager, Joe Girardi has a resume that includes being named Manager of the Year with the 2006 Florida Marlins and winning four World Series titles as a player and manager with the New York Yankees. In the world of college baseball, it's his son Dante who has begun to make a name for himself while helping to lead the FIU Panthers to a hot start to the 2023 season. Entering Wednesday night's crosstown battle with the Miami Hurricanes, FIU (11-6) has won eight straight games under first year manager Rich Witten.