Heading into November, just one MLB team — the Marlins — did not have a manager for 2025. That changed on November 10, as Miami will reportedly hire Dodgers first-base coach Clayton McCullough. McCullough will take over a Marlins team that finished with 100 losses last year, second-worst in the NL.

McCullough spent 10 years as a coach in the Dodgers’ organization. The last four were spent as Los Angeles’ first-base coach. The 44-year-old was part of the team’s 2024 World Series winning team. MLB.com reported the hire of McCullough.

The move marks the first managerial hire for Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix. Bendix started with Skip Schumaker, the reigning NL Manager of the Year. Schumaker helped lead the Marlins to their second playoff birth in four seasons and first in a full season since 2003.

However, Schumaker’s team option for the 2025 season was voided last winter, a move reportedly made to appease the ex-manager after being reportedly upset over the front office upheaval.

Schumaker told the team in September he would not return for 2025 after his contract expired. He joined the Rangers‘ front office in October 2025.

Additionally, the Marlins’ front office gutted the coaching staff, including pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr.

McCullough inherits a team in flux. The Marlins lost 100 games and traded a slew of players at the Trade Deadline. Jazz Chisholm Jr. Josh Bell, and Tanner Scott were among the names moved in the summer.

Miami entered the offseason with power hitter Jake Burger and Xavier Edwards, the latter of whom hit .328 with Miami. Plus, pitchers Jesus Luzardo, Ryan Weathers, and Max Meyer.

However, several of the Marlins’ best prospects, including Noble Meyer and 2024 first-round pick PJ Morlando, are at least one to two years away from the Majors.

McCullough marks the third and likely final new managerial hire of the offseason, assuming no other teams make a late change. The Reds (Terry Francona) and White Sox (Will Venable) filled their vacancies last month.