(Miami) Skip Schumaker has been a contender for manager of the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets in recent years. The Miami Marlins didn’t let him slip away.
Posted at 5:43 p.m.
Schumaker has been hired to helm the Marlins, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Tuesday.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press, because the Marlins had not announced the hiring.
He arrives in Miami from St. Louis, where he spent the 2022 season as a bench coach.
Schumaker was the Padres’ first base coach from 2018-2021, before joining the Cardinals.
The 42-year-old replaces Don Mattingly, who led the Marlins for seven years.
Mattingly went 443-587 with Miami, winning the 2020 Nationals Manager of the Year.
Mattingly’s contract expired at the end of the current season. He and senior management agreed that it would be best not to seek a new deal.
Schumaker played in the majors for 11 seasons, mostly with the Cards.
He gets his first managerial opportunity with the Marlins, who share a spring resort with St. Louis in Jupiter, Florida.
Schumaker was part of the Cardinals’ champion edition in 2011.
The 42-year-old Californian hit .278 in 1,149 games, playing mostly second base and outfield.
He retired in March 2016 while in camp with San Diego on a minor league contract.
