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The Top 100 coaches most likely to become MLB managers

By Noah Yingling

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Manager Bruce Bochy #15 of the San Francisco Giants looks on from the dugout before his last game as Giants manager, the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park on September 29, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Manager Bruce Bochy #15 of the San Francisco Giants looks on from the dugout before his last game as Giants manager, the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park on September 29, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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Jim Riggleman, MLB managers, MLB coaching staffs
Feb 23, 2019; Port St. Lucie, FL, USA; New York Mets bench coach Jim Riggleman (50) hangs a lineup card in the dugout prior to the game against the Atlanta Braves at First Data Field. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /

58) Jim Riggleman

Jim Riggleman is the oldest managerial candidate we have among our 100 but considering that some older managers like Dusty Baker and Tony LaRussa coming back, perhaps Riggleman could too.

Riggleman, 69, started coaching in the minors in 1981, serving as a coach at Double-A with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1981. He became their Single-A manager for the next three seasons before being elevated to their Double-A manager for the following three seasons.

He was promoted to their MLB coaching staff in 1989 and was there through 1990. He left the Cardinals to become the Triple-A manager for the Padres in 1991 and he was promoted to become their MLB manager at the end of 1992 and serving through 1994.

He left to join the Cubs as their manager in 1995 and he was there through the 1999 season. He then was Cleveland’s third base coach (2000), the Dodgers bench coach (2001-2004), the Cardinals minor league field coordinator (2005-2007), the Mariners bench coach (2008), their interim manager (2008), the Nationals bench coach (2009), their interim manager (2009), their full-time manager (2010-2011), the Reds Double-A manager (2012), Triple-A manager (2013-14), and then he was promoted up to their MLB coaching staff.

He was their third base coach in 2015 before becoming their bench coach (2016-2018). When Reds manager Bryan Price was fired 18 games into the 2018 season, he served as their manager for the rest of the season. He wasn’t hired for their full-time managerial job in 2018 and instead joined the Mets as their bench coach in 2019.

Since his last full-time managerial job (2011), Riggleman interviewed with the Reds for their full-time job after the 2018 season.

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