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Skip Schumaker

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Skip Schumaker

Jared Michael "Skip" Schumaker ( SHOO-mah-kər; born February 3, 1980) is an American professional baseball manager and former outfielder and second baseman who currently serves as the manager of the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Cincinnati Reds, and has previously managed for the Miami Marlins. Schumaker made his MLB debut with the Cardinals in 2005 and was a member of the 2011 World Series championship team. After playing for the Cardinals through 2012, he played for the Dodgers and Reds before retiring after the 2015 season. He coached for the Padres and Cardinals, and then managed the Marlins from 2023 to 2024, winning the National League Manager of the Year Award in 2023. After joining the Texas Rangers as an advisor in 2025, he became their manager for the 2026 season.

Infobox

Batting average
278
Home runs
28
Runs batted in
284
Managerial Record
146–178
Winning %
451

Tables

· Managerial record
Games
Games
Team
Games
Year
Won
Regular season
Lost
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Postseason
Win %
Postseason
Result
MIA
MIA
Team
MIA
Year
2023
Regular season
162
Regular season
84
Regular season
78
Regular season
519
Regular season
3rd in NL East
Postseason
0
Postseason
2
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost NLWC (PHI)
MIA
MIA
Team
MIA
Year
2024
Regular season
160
Regular season
62
Regular season
98
Regular season
388
Regular season
5th in NL East
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
TEX
TEX
Team
TEX
Year
2026
Regular season
–
Regular season
–
Regular season
–
Regular season
–
Regular season
TBD
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
324
Regular season
146
Regular season
176
Regular season
453
Regular season
0
Postseason
2
Postseason
000
Team
Year
Regular season
Postseason
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Win %
Result
MIA
2023
162
84
78
519
3rd in NL East
0
2
000
Lost NLWC (PHI)
MIA
2024
160
62
98
388
5th in NL East
–
–
–
–
TEX
2026
–
–
–
–
TBD
–
–
–
–
Total
324
146
176
453
0
2
000

References

  1. "Schumaker player profile page"
    http://stlcardinals.scout.com/a.z?s=321&p=8&c=1&nid=3488989
  2. "1999 LMU Baseball Stats"
    https://lmulions.com/documents/2018/10/29//1999BS.pdf?id=4641
  3. "Red Sox 4-0 Cardinals"
    https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/250608124
  4. "Cubs 4-1 Cardinals"
    https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/250812116/cardinals-cubs
  5. "Video"
    http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/multimedia/tp_archive.jsp?c_id=stl&ym=200509
  6. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/06/sports/baseball/griffey-advances-and-arroyo-enthralls.html
  7. "Skip Schumaker Statistics and History"
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schumsk01.shtml
  8. "Baseball Prospectus"
    http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=10860
  9. Game Recap Archived August 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Game recap for July 26, 2008
    http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080726&content_id=3200965&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl
  10. "Cardinals release Adam Kennedy"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090321095315/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/32EA0199DADBAD4E86257558006575D7?OpenDocument
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    http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090118&content_id=3749092&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl
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    http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090219&content_id=3848404&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl&partnerId=rss_stl
  13. Stltoday.com
    http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/commishs-hot-stove/commishs-hot-stove/cardinal-beat-updates/2010/02/schumaker-cardinals-agree-to-2-year-deal/
  14. "Schumaker hits slam, Cardinals beat Reds 7-3"
    https://www.kait8.com/story/12952985/schumaker-hits-slam-cardinals-beat-reds-7-3/
  15. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2011-aug-23-la-sp-0824-dodgers-cardinals-20110824-story.html
  16. Topeka Capital-Journal
    https://www.cjonline.com/story/sports/2011/10/08/cards-win-classic-duel-advance-nlcs/16454691007/
  17. "Schumaker recalls 2011 NLDS heroics in Philly"
    https://www.mlb.com/news/skip-schumaker-reflects-on-postseason-experience
  18. "Skip Schumaker may miss NLCS with oblique injury"
    https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/skip-schumaker-may-miss-nlcs-with-oblique-injury
  19. "Skip Schumaker hoping to be available if Cardinals reach World Series"
    https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/skip-schumaker-hoping-to-be-available-if-cardinals-reach-world-series
  20. "Cardinals add Skip Schumaker and Jake Westbrook to roster"
    https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/cardinals-add-skip-schumaker-and-jake-westbrook-to-roster
  21. "Skip Schumaker signs; Ryan Theriot cut"
    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7348883/st-louis-cardinals-sign-skip-schumaker-cut-ryan-theriot
  22. "Dodgers acquire Skip Schumaker from St. Louis"
    https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-acquire-schumaker-from-st-louis/c-40629002
  23. MLB.com
    https://www.mlb.com/news/cardinals-send-skip-schumaker-to-dodgers-for-minor-league-shortstop-jake-lemmerman/c-40630550
  24. "Schumaker pressed into inning of emergency relief"
    https://www.mlb.com/news/schumaker-pressed-into-inning-of-emergency-relief/c-46187642
  25. "Dodgers call Schumaker to mound again"
    https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/los-angeles-dodgers-call-infielder-skip-schumaker-to-mound-again/c-52144296
  26. "Reds sign Skip Schumaker"
    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/10042258/cincinnati-reds-sign-skip-schumaker-two-year-5-million-deal
  27. MLB.com
    https://www.mlb.com/reds/news/contender-status-attracted-skip-schumaker-to-sign-two-year-deal-with-reds/c-64234470
  28. espn.com
    https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/gamelog/_/id/4904996/year/2014/category/batting
  29. "Outfielder Schumaker pitches ninth to save 'pen"
    https://www.mlb.com/news/cincinnati-reds-of-skip-schumaker-pitched-an-inning-of-relief-in-thursdays-loss-to-the-atlanta-braves/c-90821264
  30. Cincinnati Enquirer
    https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2014/08/21/cincinnati-reds-skip-schumaker-pitches-ninth-atlanta-braves/14422819/
  31. espn.com
    https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/gamelog/_/id/4904996/year/2015/category/batting
  32. "Padres sign Schumaker to Minors deal"
    https://www.mlb.com/news/skip-schumaker-padres-sign-minors-deal-c163996418
  33. "Schumaker calls it quits after 11 seasons"
    https://www.mlb.com/news/skip-schumaker-retires-after-11-seasons-c166745092
  34. "Schumaker joins Padres in front-office role"
    https://www.mlb.com/news/skip-schumaker-joins-padres-front-office-c186928598
  35. San Diego Union Tribune
    https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2016/06/29/padres-hire-skip-schumaker-for-front-office-role/
  36. San Diego Union Tribune
    https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2017/10/28/padres-to-name-skip-schumaker-first-base-coach/
  37. "Source: Schumaker promoted to first-base coach"
    https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-tap-skip-schumaker-as-first-base-coach-c259948964
  38. MLB.com
    https://padres.mlblogs.com/padres-announce-2020-major-league-coaching-staff-12feb0a29faf
  39. MLB.com
    https://www.mlb.com/news/skip-schumaker-cardinals-bench-coach
  40. MLB.com
    https://www.mlb.com/news/skip-schumaker-named-marlins-manager
  41. "Marlins announce manager Skip Schumaker will not return to Miami in 2025"
    https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/marlins-announce-manager-skip-schumaker-will-not-return-to-miami-in-2025/
  42. "Schumaker will not return as Marlins manager in 2025"
    https://www.mlb.com/news/skip-schumaker-will-not-return-as-marlins-manager
  43. MLB Trade Rumors
    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/11/rangers-hire-skip-schumaker-as-senior-advisor-expected-to-hire-luis-urueta-as-bench-coach.html
  44. Dallas Morning News
    https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/rangers/2025/10/03/texas-rangers-hire-skip-schumaker-new-manager/
  45. "Rangers hire Skip Schumaker as manager on four-year deal"
    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46481090/rangers-hire-skip-schumaker-manager-four-year-deal
  46. Sports Spectrum
    https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/baseball/2022/10/26/skip-schumaker-marlins-manager-coaching-impact-others/
  47. Stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110714105005/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?roster_year=2009&player_id=435401&c_id=stl
  48. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-skip-schumaker-20171020-story.html
  49. San Diego Union-Tribune
    https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/sd-sp-padres-skip-schumaker-still-setting-the-example-20180314-story.html
  50. Mark Simon, Looking back at Orel Hershiser's Major League record scoreless innings streak, ESPN.com, Published August 30
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130831182122/http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/9606617/looking-back-orel-hershiser%E2%80%99s-major-league-record-scoreless-innings-streak
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