Published 22:29 IST, November 11th 2024
Marlins hiring Clayton McCullough as manager
The Miami Marlins are hiring former Los Angeles Dodgers first-base coach Clayton McCullough as their next manager, a person with knowledge of the hiring told The Associated Press.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement hadn’t been announced. ESPN first reported the hiring.
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Miami Marlins are hiring former Los Angeles Dodgers first-base coach Clayton McCullough as ir next manr, a person with kwledge of hiring told Associated Press.
person spoke on condition of anymity because agreement hn’t been anunced. ESPN first reported hiring.
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McCullough, 44, was hired by Dodgers in 2015 as ir mir league field coordinator and h been first-base coach on Dave Roberts' staff since 2021 season. Dodgers defeated New York Yankees in five games last month to win ir eighth World Series title.
A former mir league catcher, McCullough was a manr in Blue Jays mir league system for seven seasons.
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He takes job previously held by 2023 NL Manr of Year Skip Schumaker, who parted ways with team in September after just two seasons. Marlins went 146-178 under Schumaker, who was hired in 2022.
McCullough, a Greenville, rth Carolina, native, spent one season at Vanderbilt before transferring to East Carolina University. He was drafted by Cleveland Indians in 22nd round in 2002 and played in ir mir league system from 2002-2005.
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Marlins also considered former Cleveland Guardians bench coach Craig Albernaz and Will Venable, a former associate manr for Texas. Venable was hired by Chicago White Sox as ir manr on Oct. 30, and Albernaz reportedly withdrew from Marlins' manrial consideration.
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22:28 IST, November 11th 2024