The Washington Nationals are reportedly thinking outside the box regarding their next manager.
Multiple reports say the team will hire Blake Butera, 33, as their new skipper. Butera would become the youngest MLB manager since 1972.
In his first season managing the Minnesota Twins, Frank Quilici was also 33 years old.
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Butera was previously the Tampa Bay Rays’ senior director of player development, a role he was appointed to in October 2023 after managing in the minor leagues for four seasons.
He was only 25 years old in his first season as a minor league manager. Over those four seasons, he had a 258-144 record and finished in first place four times. Butera won league championships in his last two seasons managing Low-A Charleston, going 170-82.
After two seasons as a player in the Rays’ minor league system, Butera transitioned to coaching. He had a .235 batting average across his two seasons in the minors.
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He was selected out of Boston College in the 35th round of the 2015 draft. Butera was the team’s captain and played four seasons at BC.
In July, the Nationals fired manager Davey Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo. In 2019, the pair assisted in leading the franchise to a World Series title.
Martinez had a 500-622 record in almost eight seasons as manager. After Martinez was fired, interim manager Miguel Cairo had a 29-43 record.
In September, the Nationals hired Paul Toboni, formerly the general manager of the Boston Red Sox, to replace Rizzo. They are hoping that Toboni and Butera can lead the Nationals back to the World Series.
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