Stammen and Vitello are among nine new Major League managers this season, six of them, including the above duo, with no prior big league experience when they were hired.

The first surprise arrived on Oct. 18, with news that the San Francisco Giants were closing in on celebrated Tennessee Volunteers coach Tony Vitello as their new manager. Another came on Halloween, ...

Only three of MLB's 10 new managers have big-league experience. Does it matter?

The wonderous path of Joe Espada and Carlos Mendoza into becoming Major League Baseball managers includes Pensacola. These two men, who first met as a double play-turning tandem for the Pensacola ...

Ready or not, challenging balls and strikes is here for the 2026 Major League Baseball season. Here's how managers are feeling about the change.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Joe Espada and Carlos Mendoza are hosting an event in Pensacola. Houston Astros manager Joe Espada and New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza will be hosting “An Evening with ...