It took the Chicago Cubs 108 years to win their most recent championship. It took them less than three years to dismiss the manager who led them there.

Joe Maddon, who guided the Cubs to their long-awaited World Series title in 2016, will not return as manager next season, the team announced on Sunday in St. Louis. Theo Epstein, the Cubs’ president of baseball operations, made the announcement in an informal news conference with Maddon before the Cubs’ final game of the season at Busch Stadium.

“We both agreed that it’s time and that this type of change is a win-win,” Epstein told reporters, adding of Maddon: “There’s going to be a bidding war for his services, and there should be. He’s in a great position.”

Maddon, 65, said he hoped to manage three to five more seasons, which makes him a high-profile free agent for several managerial vacancies. The Kansas City Royals, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants will all have new managers next season, and other teams — including the Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies — might also make a change.