Of Colorado’s seven pitchers with at least 10 starts this season, only one had an ERA below 6.33. But perhaps even more alarming were the 3.69 runs per game the team scored, the second-fewest of any major-league team, despite their famously hitter-friendly ballpark.<\/p>\n
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First things first: The Rockies need a new executive. General manager Bill Schmidt stepped down<\/a> after Colorado’s worst season in franchise history. The Rockies occupied the cellar of the NL West in each of the four seasons since Schmidt took over as GM. Colorado is searching for its next head of baseball operations. Then it will have to decide if it wants to keep Schaeffer or pick someone else to be the full-time manager.<\/p>\n Will interim manager Warren Schaeffer earn the full-time gig for the Colorado Rockies? (Photo by Orlando Ramirez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n (Orlando Ramirez via Getty Images)Filled: San Diego Padres hire Craig Stammen<\/p>\n Mike Shildt is out as the manager of the San Diego Padres, after Shildt informed the team that he would be retiring in an effort to “take care of myself and exit on my terms,” he shared in a letter<\/a> to the Union-Tribune.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The change comes following a 90-72 season in which the Padres finished second in the NL West and lost to the Chicago Cubs in the NL wild-card round. Shildt spent two years with the team, reaching the playoffs both seasons and accumulating a 183-141 record.<\/p>\n Latest news:<\/p>\n On Oct. 20, former MLB star Albert Pujols was reported as a possible candidate<\/a> to take over for Shildt. Despite his interview reportedly lasting nine-and-a-half hours<\/a>, the organization went in another direction, reportedly signing former relief pitcher Craig Stammen<\/a> to a three-year deal to become the Padres’ next manager.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Stammen was hired by San Diego as a special assistant in player development in January 2024 following his retirement the previous year, and he continued to serve in that role in the 2025 season. Stammen spent the final six years of his career with the Padres after seven years with the Washington Nationals.<\/p>\n The Atlanta Braves’ seven-year playoff streak ended this year<\/a>, and after 10 seasons in charge, Brian Snitker told the organization that he won’t return as manager in 2026<\/a>. Snitker, who is staying on with the club as a senior advisor, led the Braves to a World Series title in 2021 and 100-plus-win seasons in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Now, Atlanta is hiring Walt Weiss as the team’s new manager<\/a>. Weiss had been the Braves’ bench coach since 2018.<\/p>\n Weiss, a former shortstop, also spent three seasons with Atlanta as a player, finishing his career there. He managed the Colorado Rockies from 2013 to 2016 before joining the Braves’ organization.<\/p>\n Filled: Washington Nationals hire Blake Butera<\/p>\n The Washington Nationals won the World Series in 2019. They’ve had six consecutive losing seasons since. They’ve won 66 or fewer games in three of the past five years. Washington split<\/a> with manager Dave Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo in early July. Bench coach Miguel Cairo was promoted to interim manager, and he led the team to a 29-43 record.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Latest news:<\/p>\n Blake Butera, a 33-year-old who has worked in the Rays’ organization for the past decade, is the choice<\/a>. Butera served in numerous roles with the Rays, from player to coach to manager to minor-league field coordinator, before becoming senior director of player development in October 2023.<\/p>\n As far as managing experience goes, Butera led the New York-Penn League’s Hudson Valley Renegades for two seasons before guiding Low-A Charleston to a league title in two seasons with the Riverdogs. He compiled a 258-144 record, and his teams finished in first place four times.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Filled: Minnesota Twins hire Derek Shelton<\/p>\n Rocco Baldelli’s seven-season stretch with the Minnesota Twins ended<\/a> with a 70-win campaign, which featured a sell-off at the trade deadline. Minnesota won three AL Central titles under Baldelli, who was a first-time manager when he got the job in 2019. But back-to-back seasons without a playoff appearance did him in as the organization searches for new leadership while its ownership group, led by brothers Jim, Bill and Bob Pohlad, retains controlling ownership of the franchise<\/a>.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Latest news:<\/p>\n Before Derek Shelton spent five-plus seasons as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ manager, he was the Twins’ bench coach in 2018 and 2019. Now Shelton’s managerial career will continue in the Twin Cities<\/a>, where he’s being hired as Minnesota’s next skipper, the team announced<\/a>. Shelton went 306-440 with the Pirates. He was fired after Pittsburgh slipped into a seven-game skid and a 12-26 start early this season. That said, Shelton’s first few seasons at the helm were part of a franchise-wide reset that included swapping known big-league talent for new prospects. Shelton will get another shot at managing a rebuild with the Twins, who traded away one-third of their active roster at the deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n Filled: Baltimore Orioles hire Craig Albernaz<\/p>\n Following a 15-28 start to the season, the Orioles let go of Brandon Hyde<\/a>, who was in his seventh season as manager after piloting the club to back-to-back postseason appearances in 2023 and ’24. Third-base coach Tony Mansolino took over as interim manager and posted a winning record in that role, going 60-59 as the Orioles finished 75-87 and last in an AL East that sent three teams to the playoffs.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Latest news:<\/p>\n The Orioles opted to hire Guardians associate manager Craig Albernaz<\/a> to replace Brandon Hyde. Albernaz has spent the past two seasons on staff in Cleveland, and he also spent time with the San Francisco Giants. While this will be his first head manager job in baseball, Albernaz was undoubtedly one of the top names available this cycle.<\/p>\n Filled: San Francisco Giants hire Tony Vitello<\/p>\n Although the Giants picked up Bob Melvin’s option for the 2026 season in July, they ended up firing him anyway<\/a>. The Giants went a combined 161-163 in Melvin’s two seasons at the helm. Team president of baseball operations Buster Posey said the Giants didn’t perform up to their standard while finishing third in the NL West this year.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Latest news:<\/p>\n The Giants reportedly hired Tennessee head baseball coach Tony Vitello<\/a> to become the club’s new manager on Oct. 22. Vitello, a 47-year-old coach who led the Volunteers to the 2024 College World Series, has no major-league coaching experience, but he is a splashy signing for an exceedingly average team<\/a>. He will be the first college coach to make the jump to MLB manager without any professional coaching experience.<\/p>\n Filled: Los Angeles Angels hire Kurt Suzuki<\/p>\n The Los Angeles Angels parted ways<\/a> with not only manager Ron Washington but also interim manager Ray Montgomery. On June 27, the 73-year-old Washington went on medical leave<\/a>. He later explained that he had undergone quadruple bypass surgery<\/a> on his heart. The Angels haven’t made the playoffs since 2014 and have finished fourth or fifth in the AL West in eight of the past 10 seasons.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Latest news:<\/p>\n After flirting with Albert Pujols and Torii Hunter, the Angels tabbed another former player. Former catcher Kurt Suzuki will replace Washington as the team’s manager next season<\/a>.<\/p>\n Suzuki was a bit of a dark-horse candidate for the role, with Pujols receiving the most publicity of anyone who interviewed for the job. While early reports suggested Pujols was Angels owner Arte Moreno’s top choice, talks with the slugger fell through, and Pujols was reportedly out of the running by late October. A day later, Hunter was no longer a candidate. Hours after that report, Suzuki was reported as the team’s next skipper.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Suzuki joins the Angels after a 16-year MLB career. He spent time with five teams during his MLB tenure, playing his final two seasons with the Angels. Suzuki was a member of the 2019 Washington Nationals, who defeated the Houston Astros to win the World Series. He’s also a one-time All-Star.<\/p>\n Filled: Texas Rangers hire Skip Schumaker<\/p>\n![\"SAN](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/f431c7c0-a0a0-11f0-bff3-f27a05664e78.jpeg\"\/)
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