Just days after firing manager Ozzie Guillen, the Miami Marlins have found their new man. Mike Redmond has been signed by the Marlins to a 3-year deal as manager of the struggling ballclub. Prior to this, Redmond was a Class-A manager in the Toronto Blue Jays association and a relative unknown in the coaching world – a far cry from the polarizing manager Guillen was.
Redmond has strong ties to the Marlins’ organization, where he played for seven years as a catcher and was a part of the World Series winning team in 2003. He is second on the list of most games played by a Marlins catcher. Redmond does not bring any major league coaching or managing experience to the table, but his insights into the game as a major league catcher are highly valued at any level.
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Also interviewed were former major league manager Larry Bowa, former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon and Cincinnati Reds pitching coach Bryan Price. New manager, Mike Redmond was a clubhouse favorite during his playing days in Miami, famously taking batting practice in the nude for several days to help break the Marlins out of a slump. “People ask you, ‘What’s your style?’ ” Redmond said last week. “I learned a lot from all of my managers. … There are so many guys I learned different things from. I sat and listened and watched and learned.”