As coach Carl Harrison "Stump" Merrill (born February 15, 1944) is an American former manager in Major League Baseball.

He graduated from Brunswick High School, where he was a star in baseball, basketball, and football despite being considered undersized.

[2] Merrill was listed as 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg); he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

He began his baseball career as a catcher for the Maine Black Bears, where he also played football and earned a degree in physical education.

He spent that season in the class-A New York–Penn League with the Batavia Clippers, and the following year with single-A teams in Bakersfield and Eugene.

In 1990, Merrill began the season with Columbus before getting a call to take charge of the New York Yankees in June when Bucky Dent was fired as manager.

However, Merrill was not blamed for the debacle and was brought back for the 1991 season—the first time in four years where the Yankees had a single manager for the entire season.

In 1996, Merrill guided the Clippers for a third time, winning the International League title, the Governors' Cup.