The Rangers have hired former Marlins manager Skip Schumaker as a senior adviser to president of baseball operations Chris Young, sources confirmed. It was first reported by Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News.

The Rangers are also expected to finalize a deal with Luis Urueta as the bench coach, Grant reported. Urueta is Schumaker’s former bench coach with Miami.

Schumaker was the manager for the Marlins from 2023-24, earning National League Manager of the Year honors in his first season after leading Miami to an 84-78 record and a Wild Card Series appearance. He entered '24 knowing it would be his last in the organization after the Marlins parted ways with general manager Kim Ng and hired Peter Bendix as president of baseball operations.





The best available free agent shortstop is Willy Adames but he could also expand his market by playing elsewhere. Per Will Sammon and Katie Woo of The Athletic, Adames wants to stay at short but would be willing to move to other positions for the right offer from a competitive club. On the Baseball Tonight podcast, Jorge Castillo of ESPN says the Mets have considered signing Adames and moving him to third while others have also considered second base