Fezbet:The St. Louis Cardinals fire manager Mike Shildt

After four seasons at the helm, the former manager of the year was dismissed.

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A former manager of the year who had guided the Cardinals to a franchise record is now out of the job.

The St. Louis Cardinals fire Mike Shildt

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The St. Louis Cardinals enjoyed a solid period during September. Not only did they clinch the National League’s second wild-card playoff spot, they set a franchise record of 17 consecutive wins doing it. Yet be that as it may, manager Mike Shildt, to the surprise of many was dismissed by the club on Thursday.

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Shidlt who had served four seasons as manager of the Cardinals was actually manager an interim manager in 2018 before being signed on a permanent basis the following season. In that 2019 season, he would go on to guide the the Cardinals to a NL Central title while being named NL Manager of the year, only adding further context to his removal. In total Shildt steered the Cardinals to a 252-199 record across four seasons.

Cardinals’ Mozeliak cites ‘philosophical difference’

The Cardinals’ president of baseball operations John Mozeliak was collected in his comments about Shildt’s firing during a Thursday press conference. “We decided internally it would be best to separate now.” “… We have determined that we have a philosophical difference in the direction of our Major League club. Where we felt the team was going, we were struggling to get on the same page.”

Cardinals president John Mozeliak said he fired manager Mike Shildt earlier today due to a “philosophical difference” in the direction of the team. “We decided internally it would be best to separate now,” he said, even though Shildt had one year left on his contract.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan)