Oliver Marmol
| Oliver Marmol | |
|---|---|
 Marmol with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2023. | |
| St. Louis Cardinals – No. 37 | |
| Manager | |
| Born: July 2, 1986 Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Managerial record | 174–174 |
| Winning % | .500 |
| Teams | |
As manager
As coach | |
Oliver Jose Marmol (born July 2, 1986) is an American professional baseball manager of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). As of the 2024 season, he is the youngest manager of an MLB team.[1]
Career
Marmol attended
In 2011, Marmol became the hitting coach of the
The Cardinals named Marmol their first base coach before the 2017 season.[9] Before the 2019 season, the Cardinals shifted Marmol to bench coach.[10] On October 25, 2021, he was promoted to manager of the Cardinals.[11]
In 2022, at 35 years of age, he was the youngest manager in Major League Baseball, five years younger than the next youngest manager, Rocco Baldelli.[12] Before the 2024 regular season began, Marmol and the Cardinals agreed to a two-year contract extension.[13]
Managerial record
- As of games played on April 23, 2024
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| STL | 2022
|
162 | 93 | 69 | .574 | 1st in NL Central | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost PHI )
|
| STL | 2023 | 162 | 71 | 91 | .438 | 5th in NL Central | – | – | – | – |
| STL | 2024 | 23 | 10 | 14 | .417 | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 346 | 174 | 174 | .500 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |||
Personal life
Marmol is a Christian.[14] Marmol is married to Amber Marmol[14] and they have one daughter together.[15] Marmol has two brothers who are both pastors.[14] He and his wife have taken short-term missions to orphanages in Guatemala and Nicaragua.[4]
References
- ^ "Who is Oliver 'Oli' Marmol? Meet the Cardinals' new manager". www.sportingnews.com. October 26, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "Oliver Marmol destined to be Major League manager". Mlb.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Oliver Marmol Named New Manager". MiLB.com. November 22, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ a b Langosch, Jenifer (December 15, 2014). "Marmol finds calling bringing game to foreign land | St. Louis Cardinals". Mlb.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Oliver Marmol to manage 2013 Spikes | Spikes". Milb.com. January 4, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Oliver Marmol named Palm Beach's new Manager". MiLB.com. December 12, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Oliver Marmol named Palm Beach's new Manager | Cardinals". Milb.com. December 12, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ Terry, Justin (January 13, 2016). "St. Louis Cardinals Announce Minor League Staff". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Cardinals, Matheny agree to 3-year extension". ESPN.com. November 3, 2016.
- ^ "Cards hire Albert, Clapp for coaching staff". ESPN.com. October 29, 2018.
- ^ "Cardinals name Oliver Marmol new manager; 35-year-old becomes youngest MLB skipper". cbssports.com. October 25, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Major League Baseball Managers". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol earns 2-year extension". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c Claybourn, Cole (October 25, 2021). "Oliver Marmol named manager of St. Louis Cardinals, organization he joined years ago after trusting God". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Oliver Marmol". Twitter. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)