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Jared Michael "Skip" Schumaker (/ˈʃuːmɑːkər/ SHOO-mah-kər; born February 3, 1980) is an American professional baseball manager and former outfielder and second baseman who currently serves as the manager of the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Cincinnati Reds, and has previously managed for the Miami Marlins.
Schumaker made his MLB debut with the Cardinals in 2005 and was a member of the 2011 World Series championship team. After playing for the Cardinals through 2012, he played for the Dodgers and Reds before retiring after the 2015 season. He coached for the Padres and Cardinals, and then managed the Marlins from 2023 to 2024, winning the National League Manager of the Year Award in 2023. After joining the Texas Rangers as an advisor in 2025, he became their manager for the 2026 season.
Schumaker graduated from Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo, California. In his first year of college, he attended Loyola Marymount University to play college baseball for the Loyola Marymount Lions in 1999. He started 11 games at shortstop and had a batting average of .238 over 27 games played, including two games in the NCAA Tournament. He transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara to play college baseball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. In 2001, his only year with regular playing time, Schumaker had 100 total hits for a batting average of an even .400, while recording 41 runs batted in (RBIs).[citation needed]
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Schumaker in the fifth round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft.[citation needed]
Schumaker spent the remainder of 2001 with the short-season New Jersey Cardinals, and in 2002 he had 158 hits for the Potomac Cannons. His minor-league career advanced from Single-A in 2003 when he was promoted to the Tennessee Smokies, where he spent two full seasons. A .316 batting average in 2004 was enough to give him a shot with the Cardinals during spring training in 2005.
After spending the first two months of the season in with the Memphis Redbirds, Schumaker made his major-league debut on June 8 against the Boston Red Sox at Busch Stadium. Schumaker entered the game as a pinch-hitter for the pitcher, Chris Carpenter, and was struck out by David Wells. Schumaker remained with the club until June 14, failing to pick up a hit in five at-bats.
On August 10, Schumaker was called back up to the Cardinals and picked up his first major-league hit two days later in a pinch-hit appearance against the Chicago Cubs. On September 8, 2005, Schumaker went over into the stands and made a great catch. In 2005, Schumaker batted .250 with one RBI over 27 games.
Schumaker hit his first Major League home run on April 5, 2006, in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies. He played in 28 regular-season games in 2006 for St. Louis, but did not appear in the postseason. He would still receive his first career championship ring as the Cardinals bested the Detroit Tigers in five games of the 2006 World Series.
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Skip Schumaker
Jared Michael "Skip" Schumaker (/ˈʃuːmɑːkər/ SHOO-mah-kər; born February 3, 1980) is an American professional baseball manager and former outfielder and second baseman who currently serves as the manager of the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Cincinnati Reds, and has previously managed for the Miami Marlins.
Schumaker made his MLB debut with the Cardinals in 2005 and was a member of the 2011 World Series championship team. After playing for the Cardinals through 2012, he played for the Dodgers and Reds before retiring after the 2015 season. He coached for the Padres and Cardinals, and then managed the Marlins from 2023 to 2024, winning the National League Manager of the Year Award in 2023. After joining the Texas Rangers as an advisor in 2025, he became their manager for the 2026 season.
Schumaker graduated from Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo, California. In his first year of college, he attended Loyola Marymount University to play college baseball for the Loyola Marymount Lions in 1999. He started 11 games at shortstop and had a batting average of .238 over 27 games played, including two games in the NCAA Tournament. He transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara to play college baseball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. In 2001, his only year with regular playing time, Schumaker had 100 total hits for a batting average of an even .400, while recording 41 runs batted in (RBIs).[citation needed]
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Schumaker in the fifth round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft.[citation needed]
Schumaker spent the remainder of 2001 with the short-season New Jersey Cardinals, and in 2002 he had 158 hits for the Potomac Cannons. His minor-league career advanced from Single-A in 2003 when he was promoted to the Tennessee Smokies, where he spent two full seasons. A .316 batting average in 2004 was enough to give him a shot with the Cardinals during spring training in 2005.
After spending the first two months of the season in with the Memphis Redbirds, Schumaker made his major-league debut on June 8 against the Boston Red Sox at Busch Stadium. Schumaker entered the game as a pinch-hitter for the pitcher, Chris Carpenter, and was struck out by David Wells. Schumaker remained with the club until June 14, failing to pick up a hit in five at-bats.
On August 10, Schumaker was called back up to the Cardinals and picked up his first major-league hit two days later in a pinch-hit appearance against the Chicago Cubs. On September 8, 2005, Schumaker went over into the stands and made a great catch. In 2005, Schumaker batted .250 with one RBI over 27 games.
Schumaker hit his first Major League home run on April 5, 2006, in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies. He played in 28 regular-season games in 2006 for St. Louis, but did not appear in the postseason. He would still receive his first career championship ring as the Cardinals bested the Detroit Tigers in five games of the 2006 World Series.
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