The Texas Rangers hired former MLB player and manager Skip Schumaker for their managerial role Friday.
Schumaker became the 21st full-time manager in Rangers history and signed a four-year contract that will run through 2029. Schumaker spent one year serving as the senior advisor of baseball operations, assisting Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young.
Prior to joining the Rangers, Schmaker was the manager of the Miami Marlins for two seasons, guiding them to the postseason as an NL wild card in 2023. Schumaker was named 2023 National League manager of the year but was relieved of his duties after Miami went 62-100 in 2024.
Schumaker takes over for Bruce Bochy, who guided Texas to its lone World Series championship in 2023. Bochy and the Rangers parted ways earlier this week.
Rangers ‘Thrilled’ To Announce Skip Schumaker As Manager
Texas may have finished 81-81 but was in the hunt for the No. 3 American League wild card until it came unglued over the final two weeks.
The Rangers closed the season with a 2-11 stretch over their final 13 games, finishing six games back of the No. 3 AL wild card Detroit Tigers and nine games behind the AL West-champion Seattle Mariners.
It was the second straight year the Rangers finished .500 or worse after their five-game World Series win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, which led to the managerial change.
Though Bochy, 70, still seems to have some fire in his belly — and has won four World Series titles over his legendary managerial career — Schumaker, 45, is one of the brightest managers, helping the financially deficient Marlins win 84 games — their most in 14 years — in 2023.
Schumaker has World Series pedigree as a player, helping the St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series in 2011 and earning two World Series rings in St. Louis. He also helped coach both the San Diego Padres (2020) and Cardinals (2019, 2022) before taking over as Miami manager.
Plus, Young has seen his talent in action during his year in the front office.
âOver his past year, Skip has proven to be driven, passionate and thorough in everything he does,” Young said. “He has a winning spirit and energy, and we are fortunate that someone so highly regarded in the industry has agreed to become our manager.
“His perspective, his wisdom, he was around and available a lot. I think we probably talked to him every few days, if not daily, throughout the course of the year and bounced ideas off him and [got] his perspective.â
Schumaker ‘Honored and Excited To Manage The Rangers’
The Rangers intend to introduce Schumaker as their manager in the coming days, where he surely will say he was rejuvenated by his year away from managerial duties. But until then, Schumaker announced his excitement for again holding one of the 30 major-league manager roles.
I am honored and excited for this opportunity to manage the Rangers,â said Schumaker in a press release. âWhile I attained a good understanding of the organization through my front office role this past season, the conversations with Chris Young, [Rangers VP/assistant general manager] Ross Fenstermaker and others this week have only intensified my interest in this opportunity.
“I canât wait to begin the work for 2026.â
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