Guardians Bench Coach Staying; Dodgers Coach New Favorite For Marlins Manager?

The Miami Marlins are looking for a new boss in the dugout after their sitting manager, Skip Schumaker, decided to move on to pursue a managerial option elsewhere.

Schumaker, 44, won the NL Manager of the Year award in 2023 after he took the Marlins to the postseason. In his career, he holds a 146-178 record, though 100 of those losses came with a completely depleted Marlins team in 2024.

Miami has been connected to multiple assistant coaches around the league, including Cleveland Guardians bench coach Craig Albernaz.

Since then, MLB insider Jeff Passan has reported that Albernaz is out of the race while Los Angeles Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough is still actively involved in the hiring process. Talks between McCullough and the Marlins “could accelerate,” Passan said, now that the Dodgers have completed their World Series title quest.

Albernaz, 42, was also a finalist for the Chicago White Sox managerial job, but Chicago landed Will Venable to be its next skipper. Albernaz is a valued piece of the coaching staff for Stephen Vogt.

McCullough would be a huge land for the Marlins, but filling Schumaker’s shoes will be tough. At one point last year, Miami had less than $20 million of active payroll, so whichever manager steps in is fighting quite the uphill battle.

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