Skip Schumaker lands surprising new job with AL team

Feb 17, 2024; Jupiter, FL, USA; Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker (55) talks to reporters during a spring training workout at the Marlins Player Development & Scouting Complex. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

Former Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker has landed a somewhat surprising new job that means he will not be in any dugout for the 2025 season.

The Texas Rangers are hiring Schumaker as a senior adviser to team president Chris Young, according to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. Schumaker’s former bench coach in Miami, Luis Urueta, is also expected to join the Rangers in the same role.

The Rangers have hired Skip Schumaker as a senior adviser to President of Baseball operations Chris Young & are expected to finalize a deal with Schumaker’s former bench coach with Miami Luis Urueta to join Rangers coaching staff in that role

— Evan Grant (@Evan_P_Grant) November 5, 2024

Schumaker was expected to be in high demand as a managerial candidate this offseason after he and the Marlins decided to part ways. However, not many jobs actually opened up for him. Outside of the Marlins job that he left behind, only the Chicago White Sox opted to hire a new manager, and Schumaker never looked like a serious candidate for that position.

One thing that might be worth noting is that current Rangers manager Bruce Bochy is heading into the final year of his contract. If the 69-year-old opts to call it a career after the season, Schumaker could be the preferred in-house option to succeed him, but that is purely speculative at this point.

Schumaker led the Marlins to a surprise playoff appearance in 2023, but the team was taken apart by trades for 2024 and slumped to 62-100. He is still well-regarded around the sport, and figures to get plenty of looks for managerial jobs in the future.