Skip Schumaker will take over for Bruce Bochy as the next manager of the Texas Rangers, the club announced Friday.
Schumaker’s contract will span four years.
“We are thrilled to announce this promotion and have Skip leading this club in the dugout,” said Rangers President of Baseball Operations Chris Young. “Over his past year as a senior advisor to our baseball operations group, Skip has proven to be driven, passionate and thorough in everything he does. 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.
“We have enjoyed getting to know Skip and his family since he joined the organization last year, and we look forward to welcoming his wife Lindsey and the entire Schumaker family to the Metroplex.”
Heyman added that “multiple other teams” were interested in hiring Schumaker.
The news comes four days after the Rangers announced Bochy would transition to an advisory role in the front office ahead of the 2026 season.
Schumaker was hired as a senior advisor to Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young ahead of the 2025 season.
He previously spent the 2023 and 2024 seasons as manager of the Miami Marlins.
Schumaker spent most of his 11-year MLB career with the St. Louis Cardinals, also playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers before closing out his playing career with the Cincinnati Reds in 2015.
He later worked as first base coach and associate manager for the San Diego Padres, then returned to St. Louis as a bench coach prior to his hiring by the Marlins.
Schumaker led the Marlins to an 84-78 record during his debut managerial season, earning the NL Manager of the Year award after leading the club to its first playoff berth in three seasons.
The club marked a 62-100 record in 2024 during Schumaker’s second season, at the end of which he stepped away due to a death in his family shortly before the Marlins announced he would not be returning for a third year.
ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported at the time that Schumaker remained “extremely well-regarded in the industry” and was expected to be a managerial candidate for the Cincinnati Reds or Chicago White Sox ahead of the 2025 season.
Schumaker instead joined the Rangers in his advisory role ahead of the final year of Bochy’s previous contract with the team. The move came just after Will Venable, who was previously seen as a candidate to eventually replace Bochy, was named head coach of the White Sox.
Young told reporters earlier Friday the Rangers were “focused” on an internal managerial candidate and had not considered anyone from outside the organization.
Schumaker’s hiring left six teams currently looking to address coaching vacancies. The Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants and Washington Nationals remain in need of a manager as of Friday night.
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