{"id":449981,"date":"2026-09-28T09:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T09:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/449981\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T09:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T09:20:09","slug":"skip-schumaker-takes-blame-after-rangers-miss-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/449981\/","title":{"rendered":"Skip Schumaker Takes Blame After Rangers Miss Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 Texas Rangers<\/a> manager Skip Schumaker finished his first season one game short of the postseason Sunday, and he put the shortfall on himself.<\/p>\n

The Rangers lost 6-4 to the Minnesota Twins<\/a> at Target Field and finished 80-82. The Houston Astros<\/a> beat the Athletics 9-0 in West Sacramento, Calif., to take the American League West at 81-81.<\/p>\n

A manager is supposed to help players find the best version of themselves, Schumaker said while speaking with reporters after the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you look back on it, there\u2019s some guys that didn\u2019t have the seasons that they wanted to have, and it\u2019s probably a little bit of reflection of the record, for sure,\u201d Schumaker said. \u201cI think that\u2019s on this seat. If guys don\u2019t have the years that they\u2019re supposed to have and we\u2019re not over a .500 team, then I have to figure out a way to get them back to who they were. As a coach and manager, you\u2019re supposed to help guys find the best version of themselves. Obviously it starts with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Skip Schumaker Points To Road Record And Losses To Teams Below .500<\/p>\n

Texas went 35-46 on the road and 51-53 against teams below .500, MLB.com\u2019s Kennedi Landry<\/a> reported. After the All-Star break, the Rangers dropped all but one series away from Globe Life Field.<\/p>\n

The division\u2019s record meant less to Schumaker than the teams Texas did not beat.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the disappointing part is that we\u2019re not playing in October,\u201d Schumaker explained. \u201cThe record is the record. I get it. The division is not great as far as record-wise. Our [record] wasn\u2019t either. The reality is we didn\u2019t play well enough against under .500 teams. We didn\u2019t play well enough on the road, and I didn\u2019t solve that problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat part is frustrating more than anything,\u201d Schumaker detailed. \u201cThat\u2019s more than looking at the other teams in the division and worrying about them. The frustrating part is like not figuring out different ways to help beat the teams that we should have beat.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a postgame interview on Rangers Sports Network, Schumaker said the coaching staff feels the loss the same way the clubhouse does.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey gave it everything they had the whole year through 162, and I\u2019m grateful for that,\u201d Schumaker said. \u201cBut the goal was to get to the postseason and make a run, and we didn\u2019t do that, and we fell short. And that\u2019s going to hurt for a little bit. That\u2019s the sentiment in the clubhouse. It\u2019s what the coaching staff feels.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bottom line is we just weren\u2019t good enough, weren\u2019t good enough on the road, and weren\u2019t good enough against teams we should have beat, and that\u2019s a reflection on me,\u201d Schumaker continued. \u201cAnd I got to figure out what to do this offseason, look in the mirror, and figure out how to move this thing forward because there\u2019s too good of talent in that room for us to fall short. We\u2019ve got to figure out a way to get back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Skip Schumaker\u2019s First Season Ends One Game Short<\/p>\n

Schumaker took over after Bruce Bochy\u2018s three-season tenure ended by mutual agreement following an 81-81 finish in 2025. He won National League Manager of the Year with Miami in 2023 and joined the Rangers as a senior adviser in November 2024.<\/p>\n

The group in the clubhouse had Schumaker excited to come to the field every day, and he expects next year\u2019s version to look different.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the tough part is the group of guys in that clubhouse, it won\u2019t be the same because every team is different,\u201d Schumaker said. \u201cEvery offseason is different. Guys go different places. And that group of guys are such good people that you bet on. And I was just so excited to come to the field every day because of the group that we have here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I felt like we should be playing next month. And we\u2019re not,\u201d Schumaker noted. \u201cAnd I think that\u2019s always the goal. So when you don\u2019t get there, it\u2019s frustrating. And we got to figure out a way to get back. So the goal is always going to be to win. We didn\u2019t win enough, and we got to figure out how to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Texas went 4-9 against Houston this season, which gave the Astros the tiebreaker. Houston opens a best-of-three AL Wild Card Series against the Chicago White Sox<\/a> on Tuesday at Daikin Park.<\/p>\n

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