TheSt. Louis Cardinalsand Oliver Marmol have agreed to a two-year contract extension, the club announced Sunday, March 1, affording the manager a measure of security as the club plunges deeper into a rebuild.
Marmol, 39, is entering his fifth season as Cardinals manager, a stint that began with a 2022 NL Central title and appearance in the wild-card series, yet took a downturn with win totals ranging from 71 to 83 wins and no playoff berths in the three subsequent seasons.
Yet as the club prepared to move on from longtime baseball operations president John Mozeliak, Marmol kept a steady hand and endured through the transition to new baseball chief Chaim Bloom. And the extension would certainly quell whispers that two-time World Series champion Yadier Molina might be a manager-in-waiting.
Advertisement
MLB spring training 2026: Sunshine, good vibes in Arizona and Florida
Molina was hired in January as a special assistant to Bloom, tasked with working with the Cardinals' catchers, and is the manager for Puerto Rico's World Baseball Classic squad.
Marmol's extension runs through the 2028 season and includes a club option for 2029.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Cardinals extend Oliver Marmol with new two‑year deal