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Atlanta Braves hitting coach Terry Pendleton canceled his interview for the Los Angeles Dodgers managerial job, citing family reasons.
Pendleton had been scheduled to meet with Dodgers officials Wednesday.

"He has family there in Georgia, and after really thinking about it, he realized he couldn't be this far away from home," Dodgers general manager Paul DePodesta said Tuesday.

The Dodgers have been without a manager since Oct. 3, when the team and Jim Tracy cut ties. Tracy was hired as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates last week.

The Dodgers had hoped to have a manager in place before the World Series, which begins Saturday in Chicago, but that appears unlikely now. Teams are discouraged from making major announcements during the World Series, meaning a new hire probably won't be introduced before the end of the month.

The Dodgers have interviewed five candidates to succeed Tracy: Terry Collins, the team's director of player development who previously managed the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels; Alan Trammell, fired as manager of the Detroit Tigers on Oct. 3; Jerry Royster, manager of the Dodgers' Triple-A team in Las Vegas; Torey Lovullo, a manager in the Cleveland Indians' system; and Ron Wotus, bench coach for the San Francisco Giants.

No future interviews had been scheduled as of Tuesday, but the team is expected to speak with former Dodgers Kirk Gibson, Orel Hershiser and Bobby Valentine about the managerial job or other positions in the organization. Others could be interviewed as well.

Tracy managed the Dodgers to winning records in four of his five seasons. They won 93 games, the NL West championship and their first postseason game since 1988 last year, but slipped to 71-91 this season.