ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The St. Louis Cardinals didn’t have to look too far to find their new manager.
The Cardinals — as were rumored the last few days — named bench coach Oliver “Oli” Marmol as their new skipper, replacing the ousted Mike Schildt.
“The entire organization felt that it was important to try and maintain the success, progress and momentum that was built over the course of 2021 season,” said John Mozeliak, Cardinals president of baseball operations, in a news release. “We are excited to have Oli helping us to further grow that effort as we move forward.”
“It’s not so much different, as much as, how do we build upon the success of this organization has had, because we’ve won here,” Marmol said. “It’s more so building upon that, and for me, that comes with a heavy emphasis on integrating departments.”
Marmol is now the youngest manager in Major League Baseball at 35 years old. The Cardinals reportedly passed on first base coach “Stubby” Clapp, among others, in naming Marmol.
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