You can't deny what Brandon Hayden, the Baltimore Orioles
are doing best record in the American League. Two
years ago, 100 losses, two years later,
100 wins. Skippy Shoe down in Miami. You
talk about changing a culture for only the fourth time
in franchise history. The Barling are postseason bound in
2023. The three candidates for a L manager of
the year. Brandon Hyde Kevin Cash and Bruce Bochy
the 2023 American League manager of the year award.
Two very good friend of mine, Mr Brandon Hyde
, extremely thankful and uh how special it is for
me to have Joe, uh you know, announce
it because this, that means the world to me
and, but a huge even there for me.
Um but to be on the panel with two guys
that I have unbelievable amount of respect for two great
, great managers in what they do. Yeah,
I'm just super blessed and honored and, and,
uh, you know, I feel great for,
for the organization, Brian Snicker, Skip Schumacher Craig
Castle, three worthy finalists. I mean, my
goodness, this is splitting hairs National League manager of
the award for 2023. I'm pleased to announce Mr
Skip Schumacher. This is a staff award and I'm
just so grateful that Kim hired me and Bruce Sherman
, hired me early on. I took a chance
and I, I just believe that the staff around
me created this culture. Um and it had really
good players that bought in early on and Soler and
Oria and Sandy and I just feel like all these
guys that deserve this award and it's not just me
, but um I'm super grateful to be next to
those two great managers uh that were up for the
award as well. Reports of a managerial hire in
America's Dairy Land. Pat Murphy had been the bench
coach for Craig Council for the last nine years is
reportedly going to get the gig in Milwaukee eight seasons
as bench coach for the Brewers. The team likes
the guy that they've got there and they didn't feel
compelled to go outside the organization. They like the
continuity, they like the guy and Pat Murphy is
set to take that job. This is a great
day. This is a special day uh for me
, my family and uh the Mets organization. Uh
for me, it is an honor and a privilege
uh to be wearing this, this uniform. I
would like to thank uh Steve and Alex for uh
giving me this great opportunity for believing in my abilities
to lead this ball club. I remember when I
said I wanna be a big league player. Well
, I didn't become a big league player, but
today I'm the manager of the New York Mets.
So for that, thank you so much. The
San Diego Padres, uh putting out the announcement announcing
that their chairman and owner Peter Seidler has passed away
today, Peter Seidler, a baseball royalty, grandson
of Walter o'malley took the reins fully of the Padres
took over in late 2020. Again, Peter Seidler
, owner of the San Diego Padres was 63 years 00:02:57.979 --> old.