Last year, only three MLB teams made managerial changes. This time around, there is already more movement at the skipper position.
Last year, only three MLB teams made managerial changes: the Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins and Chicago White Sox.
This time around, there is already more movement at the skipper position.
There are currently eight teams trying to pin down their next manager. A few of them can consider interim managers who finished out the 2025 campaign. The rest will undoubtedly have someone new calling the shots in the clubhouse.
While the playoffs are still in their infancy, Yahoo Sports is already turning attention to who will be turning in lineup cards next season.
We're tracking the latest news about managerial openings and candidates below:
Texas Rangers
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The Texas Rangers have moved on from Bruce Bochy, who led the organization to its first-ever World Series title in 2023 after earning three rings with the San Francisco Giants earlier in his career. In each of the two seasons since its championship run, however, Texas has missed the playoffs. Bochy and the Rangers mutually parted ways, according to the team's statement.
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Texas is focusing its search on former Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker, according to an Associated Press report. Schumaker earned NL Manager of the Year honors in 2023 when the Marlins returned to the postseason for just the fourth time in franchise history. But Schumaker's two-season stint with the Marlins came to an end after an injury-riddled 2024 campaign. He spent this season with the Rangers as a special advisor.
Los Angeles Angels
CONTEXT
The Los Angeles Angels parted ways with not only manager Ron Washington but also interim manager Ray Montgomery. On June 27, the 73-year-old Washington went on medical leave. He later explained that he had undergone quadruple bypass surgery 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.
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Former Angels slugger and St. Louis Cardinals icon Albert Pujols is expected to interview for the team's managerial vacancy, according to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman. After ascending to MLB stardom in his first 11 seasons with the Cardinals, Pujols spent his next nine full seasons with the Angels before riding out the final chapter of his illustrious playing career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cardinals. Pujols, expected to manage the Dominican Republic in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, is reportedly Angels owner Arte Moreno's top pick to take over his club.
San Francisco Giants
CONTEXT
Although the Giants picked up Bob Melvin's option for the 2026 season in July, they ended up firing him anyway. The Giants went a combined 161-163 in Melvin's two seasons at the helm. Team president of baseball operations Buster Posey said that the Giants didn't perform up to their standard while finishing third in the NL West this year.
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Posey dismissed the notion that Bochy could return to his post as Giants manager when he told reporters that, while he'd be open to Bochy taking up another role with the organization, he has different managerial plans. Posey, notably, was Bochy's starting catcher for 11 seasons in San Francisco.
Minnesota Twins
CONTEXT
Rocco Baldelli's seven-season stretch with the Minnesota Twins ended with a 70-win campaign, which featured a selloff 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 — which is led by brothers Jim, Bill and Bob Pohlad — retains controlling ownership of the franchise.
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Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey is leading the search for a new manager.
"This game is ultimately measured by results, and over the past two seasons we did not reach the goals we set." Falvey said in a team release.
Atlanta Braves
CONTEXT
The Atlanta Braves' seven-year playoff streak ended this year, and, after 10 seasons in charge, Brian Snitker told the organization that he won't return as manager in 2026. That said, Snitker is staying on with the club as a senior advisor. Snitker led the Braves to a World Series title in 2021 and 100-plus-win seasons in 2022 and 2023.
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Whoever takes over will be the club's fourth manager since the end of the 1990 season. One possible candidate is former Chicago Cubs catcher and manager David Ross, who was a part-time starter for the Braves from 2009-12 during his lengthy playing career. Ross expressed interest in the position in an interview with The Associated Press Thursday, although he reportedly didn't speak extensively about the vacancy, as he's not sure if he'll be on the Braves' list.
Colorado Rockies (still have to decide on interim manager)
CONTEXT
The Colorado Rockies started the season 7-33 and fired Bud Black. After that, Warren Schaeffer got the bump from third base coach to interim manager. With Schaeffer leading the way, the Rockies went 36-86. 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 they averaged, the second fewest of any major-league team despite their infamously hitter-friendly ballpark.
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First thing's first: The Rockies need a new executive. General manager Bill Schmidt stepped down after Colorado's worst season in franchise history. The Rockies occupied the cellar of the NL West 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.
Washington Nationals (still have to decide on interim manager)
CONTEXT
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 with manager Dave Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo in early July. Nationals bench coach Miguel Cairo was promoted to interim manager, and he led the team to a 29-43 record.
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The Nationals brought aboard Paul Toboni as their new president of baseball operations. The 35-year-old Toboni was the Boston Red Sox's assistant general manager under chief baseball officer Craig Breslow. Toboni plans to meet with Cairo, but he's responsible for a search that he doesn't appear to be limiting to candidates with previous major-league managerial experience.
Baltimore Orioles (still have to decide on interim manager)
CONTEXT
Following a 15-28 start to the season, the Baltimore Orioles let go Brandon Hyde, who was in his seventh season as manager after piloting the club to back-to-back postseason appearances in 2023 and 2024. 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 in last place of an AL East division that sent three teams to the playoffs.
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Mansolino is a "real candidate" for the manager position, according to Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias. But Elias indicated in his season-ending press conference that Mansolino wouldn't be the only candidate.
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