List of Major League Baseball managers

In early baseball history, it was not uncommon for players to fill multiple roles as player-managers; specifically, they managed the team while still being signed to play for the club.

The longest-tenured active manager with the same team in the National League is Craig Counsell, who led the Milwaukee Brewers since 2015 until he signed with the Chicago Cubs following the 2023 postseason.

[5] Terry Francona Clayton McCullough Carlos Mendoza Rob Thomson Mike Shildt The Atlanta Braves National League franchise originated in Boston, Massachusetts in 1871.

[7] Cox served as skipper of the Braves for 21 consecutive seasons (1990–2010),[8] and holds the major league record for managerial ejections,[9] with 151.

[11] He won four Manager of the Year Awards (1985, 1991, 2004–2005)[12] and led the Braves to 14 consecutive division titles (3 in the National League West and 11 in the East; 1991–2005 excluding the 1994 strike-shortened season), winning one World Series in 1995.

Marlins managers have never lost a playoff series, and Miami is the only franchise in Major League Baseball to accomplish the feat.

Davey Johnson is the franchise leader in regular-season wins, with 595 during his seven-season tenure, and he led the Mets to their most recent title in the memorable 1986 World Series.

Terry Collins retired after the 2017 season and was replaced by former Indians Pitching Coach Mickey Callaway who became the club's 21st manager.

[29] After Beltran was implicated in the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal,[30] he and the Mets agreed to a mutual parting of ways.

Manuel was the first Phillies manager since Dallas Green in 1980 to win a World Series (2008)[34] and the first to lead his team to at least three consecutive playoff appearances since Danny Ozark (1976–1978).

[12] Jim Fanning was the only Expos club manager to appear in the Major League Baseball postseason; his .529 regular season winning percentage was the highest in franchise history.

[43] During the early 1960s, owner Philip K. Wrigley utilized a "College of Coaches", using a rotating system of multiple managers rather than a single field leader.

Seven managers have led the franchise to the postseason, while four have won World Series: Pat Moran in 1919; Bill McKechnie in 1940; Sparky Anderson in 1975 and 1976; and Lou Piniella in 1990.

La Russa and Hall of Famer Billy Southworth both won two World Series, which is tied for the most in club history by a single manager.

Hall of Famers to lead the franchise include Alston, Durocher, Lasorda, Casey Stengel, John Montgomery Ward, Wilbert Robinson, Ned Hanlon, Max Carey, and Burleigh Grimes;[75] the last three were inducted primarily as players rather than managers.

[89] Hall of Famers to lead the team on the field include McGraw, Ward, Durocher, Terry, George Davis, Cap Anson, Buck Ewing, Mel Ott, and Frank Robinson[88]—who became the first African-American manager in Major League Baseball when he was hired by the Cleveland Indians.

The Baltimore Orioles franchise was established in 1901 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as the Brewers (not to be confused with the National League team), with Hugh Duffy as its inaugural manager.

[93] Weaver was the second of three managers to lead the Orioles to a World Series championship,[93] preceded by Hank Bauer and followed by Joe Altobelli.

[109] Joe McCarthy, who also managed the rival Red Sox, accumulated the most managerial wins (1,460) and losses (867) as a Yankee skipper during his tenure encompassing parts of 16 seasons.

[110] While leading the Yankees, McCarthy won 29 playoff games, the franchise's third-highest total, and 7 World Series championships,[110] tied for the most in team history with Casey Stengel.

[111] Joe Torre, who led the Yankees for 12 seasons, has the most postseason wins (76) and losses (47) in team history; he won four World Series during his tenure.

[112] McGraw, McCarthy, Stengel and Torre are all members of the Hall of Fame, as are Yankee managers Wilbert Robinson, Clark Griffith, Frank Chance, Miller Huggins (who won three World Series championships with the Yankees), Bill Dickey, Yogi Berra, and Bob Lemon;[109] Chance, Dickey, Berra, and Lemon were inducted as players rather than as managers.

[122] Guillén is also the franchise's leader in playoff victories (12),[125] while Kid Gleason's 5 losses are the highest total in team history.

[134] Other managers to appear in the postseason with Cleveland include Al López, Mike Hargrove (who leads the team in playoff wins and losses with a record of 27–24), Charlie Manuel, and Eric Wedge.

[138] He is one of eight Hall of Famers to manage the club; the others include Hughie Jennings, Ty Cobb, Mickey Cochrane, Bucky Harris, Ed Barrow, Joe Gordon and Alan Trammell.

Five managers have served multiple terms with the team: Gene Mauch, John McNamara, Buck Rodgers, Marcel Lachemann, and Joe Maddon.

On November 8, 2023, the Angels hired Braves third base coach and former Rangers manager Ron Washington to be the club's skipper.

[166] Three Athletics managers were inducted into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame in recognition of their services to the team while it played in Pennsylvania: Mack, Jimmy Dykes, and Eddie Joost.

[12] Don Wakamatsu, the first Asian-American manager in Major League Baseball history, was the team's skipper from 2009 until he was fired on August 9, 2010.

When the Minnesota Twins moved to Minneapolis for the 1961 season, a new Washington Senators team was established in the United States capital as an expansion franchise,[173] with Mickey Vernon as manager.