MIAMI – The Baseball Writers Association of America today announced Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker has been selected as the 2023 National League Manager of the Year in his first season managing the club.
Schumaker, 43, is the fourth Marlins manager to earn the honor, joining Don Mattingly (2020), Joe Girardi (2006), and Jack McKeon (2003). Schumaker also becomes the 10th manager in MLB history to be named Manager of the Year in his first full season at the helm as he joins Girardi (2006) as the only Marlins managers to accomplish the feat.
The 11-year MLB veteran and two-time World Series champion brought the club its fourth Postseason appearance in club history and first in a full season since 2003 as he guided his team to an 84-78 record this season. He joined Jim Leyland (92-70; 1997) and Jack McKeon (83-79; 2004), both who had previous managerial experience, as the only three managers in Marlins history to secure a winning record in their first full season managing the team. Schumaker compiled the second-most wins among rookie managers in Franchise history.
Under Schumaker’s guidance, the 2023 Marlins set a franchise record for wins prior to the All-Star break (53) and finished the season matching the fourth-most wins in 31 years of Marlins baseball (84) to secure the second National League Wild Card seed. The Marlins this year also went 33-14 in games decided by one run (.702 winning percentage), showing a drastic improvement from a .375 winning percentage in one-run games and a franchise-record 40 one-run losses in 2022.
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