Texas Rangers Appoint Skip Schumaker as Senior Adviser
Schumaker, former Marlins manager and 2023 NL Manager of the Year, joins the Rangers' front office.
- Skip Schumaker, who led the Miami Marlins to the playoffs in 2023, has been hired by the Texas Rangers as a senior adviser for baseball operations.
- Schumaker's tenure with the Marlins ended after a mutual agreement not to return for the 2025 season, following a challenging year with a 62-100 record.
- Before managing the Marlins, Schumaker was a bench coach for the St. Louis Cardinals and played in the MLB for 11 seasons.
- The Rangers also signed Venezuelan right-handed pitcher Luis Curvelo to a major league contract.
- Curvelo, 24, had a successful season with the Double-A Arkansas team in Seattle's organization, boasting a 2.57 ERA over 49 relief appearances.