Marlins manager Skip Schumaker to miss final two games of season because of family health issue
TORONTO (AP) — Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker will miss the final two games of the season because of a health issue in his family, the team announced during Friday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Bench coach Luis Urueta will lead the club for the remainder of the weekend series.
This is Schumaker’s second season managing the Marlins. Miami went 84-78 and made the playoffs in 2023 but was swept by Philadelphia in the wild-card round. The Marlins have the National League's worst record this season.
Schumacher played for St. Louis, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati in an 11-year career that ended in 2015.
He joined San Diego’s coaching staff in 2018 and served as bench coach for St. Louis in 2022. The Marlins hired Schumaker to replace Don Mattingly as manager following the 2022 season.
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