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All of the MLB managers fired after the 2021 season

By Kevin Henry

Sep 8, 2021; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler (32) walks to the dugout after a pitching change against the Los Angeles Angels during the eighth inning at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 8, 2021; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler (32) walks to the dugout after a pitching change against the Los Angeles Angels during the eighth inning at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Which MLB managers have been fired after the 2021 season?

It didn’t take long after the 2021 Major League Baseball season ended for MLB teams to decide that they needed a new direction heading into the offseason.

At the time of this writing, three MLB managers have lost their jobs so far, but more are likely to come as the offseason goes along. That’s why we will keep this page updated below with the latest managerial moves.

Jayce Tingler, San Diego Padres

Of the MLB managerial moves so far, let’s start in San Diego where Jayce Tingler was relieved of his duties after two seasons at the helm. After going 37-23 in the pandemic-shortened season of 2020 and making it to the National League Division Series, the San Diego Padres were expected to be one of the teams to beat in the National League in 2021.

However, San Diego crumbled after the All-Star break, going 26-43 in the second half of the season and finishing with a 79-83 record, good for third place in the National League West.

While the Padres waited until after the season to fire Tingler, reports of his demise were already out there before San Diego even finished the 2021 campaign, making for an even more awkward end to the season.

Reports are circulating that Ron Washington could be one of San Diego’s top choice to be the team’s manager in 2022.

Luis Rojas, New York Mets

Across the country, the New York Mets parted ways with manager Luis Rojas after the Mets also didn’t live up to preseason expectations and finished third in their division. The team declined its option on Rojas for the 2022 season after the Mets posted back-to-back losing seasons under his watch, including a 77-85 mark in 2021.

The Mets led the National League East for 114 days but fell apart as the season went on, going 12-18 in games in September and October. New York started to show its cracks just before those months, however, as some players gave the “thumbs down” sign to their fans as a way to show their weariness for being booed when things weren’t going well.

No clear candidate has emerged as the favorite to take over the Mets.

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We will update this article below when any other managerial moves are made by MLB clubs.

Updated October 14, 2021

Mike Shildt, St. Louis Cardinals

After three-plus seasons as manager in St. Louis and building a 252-199 record in the regular season, Shildt is out in St. Louis because of “a philosophical difference,” according to a tweet from ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Shildt still had one season left on his contract.

Shildt, the 2019 National League Manager of the Year, led the Cardinals to the postseason in each of the last three seasons. After advancing to the NLCS in 2019, however, St. Louis lost in the Wild Card round the last two years.

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