Before leaving for the Chicago Cubs, Joe Maddon is said to have made an offer to the Tampa Bay Rays to remain their manager.

After what one person described as talks that turned "contentious" after his decision to opt out of his contract with Tampa Bay, Maddon tried to keep the two sides together by making his own firm proposal.

Maddon was looking to extend an olive branch after nine years in Tampa Bay with his offer, which was turned down by the Rays, according to people familiar with the talks.