Former Miami Marlins supervisor Skip Schumaker has landed a considerably shocking new job meaning he won’t be in any dugout for the 2025 season.
The Texas Rangers are hiring Schumaker as a senior adviser to staff president Chris Younger, in keeping with Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning Information. Schumaker’s former bench coach in Miami, Luis Urueta, can be anticipated to hitch the Rangers in the identical position.
Schumaker was anticipated to be in excessive demand as a managerial candidate this offseason after he and the Marlins decided to part ways. Nonetheless, not many roles really opened up for him. Exterior of the Marlins job that he left behind, solely the Chicago White Sox opted to rent a brand new supervisor, and Schumaker by no means regarded like a critical candidate for that place.
One factor that is perhaps price noting is that present Rangers supervisor Bruce Bochy is heading into the ultimate 12 months of his contract. If the 69-year-old opts to name it a profession after the season, Schumaker may very well be the popular in-house choice to succeed him, however that’s purely speculative at this level.
Schumaker led the Marlins to a shocking playoff look in 2023, however the staff was taken aside by trades for 2024 and slumped to 62-100. He’s nonetheless well-regarded across the sport and figures to get loads of appears for managerial jobs sooner or later.
