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Texas Rangers Hire Skip Schumaker as Manager, Agreeing to 4-Year Contract with Former Marlins Skipper
- The Texas Rangers announced Bruce Bochy will not return as manager for the 2026 season following their 81-81 finish in 2025.
- The leadership transition follows Bochy’s contract ending after three years amid a season where the Rangers missed the playoffs.
- Skip Schumaker, a former Miami Marlins manager and 2023 National League Manager of the Year, is the Rangers’ lead internal candidate to replace Bochy.
- Chris Young, the Rangers president of baseball operations, indicated that the team is concentrating on an internal frontrunner for the managerial position, without mentioning any candidates from outside the organization.
- If hired, Schumaker’s 2026 season would be his third as a major league manager, reflecting the Rangers’ intent to start a new era with a proven leader.
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Rangers Hire Former MLB Player, Manager To Replace Bruce Bochy
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 …
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