ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals Monday announced their coaching staff for the upcoming 2022 season with two new coaches joining the Major League staff and newly-named manager Oli Marmol.
New to the team’s coaching staff for 2022 are Bench Coach and former Cardinals outfielder/infielder Jared “Skip” Schumaker, and Assistant Hitting Coach Turner Ward.
Schumaker, 41, served as the San Diego Padres Associate Manager the past two seasons (2020-21) and was the team’s First Base Coach from 2018-19. Prior to joining San Diego’s Major League coaching staff, Schumaker served as an assistant to baseball operations and player development for the Padres from 2016-17 after concluding his 11-year major league playing career. Schumaker debuted with the Cardinals in 2005 and was a member of both the 2006 and 2011 World Series Championship teams during his eight seasons (2005-12) in St. Louis. Schumaker’s playing career concluded in 2015 after stints with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2013) and Cincinnati (2014-15).
Ward, 56, played 12 seasons in the majors from 1990-2001 before transitioning into coaching. After spending eight years coaching in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, the Alabama native was the Hitting Coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2016-18, which included consecutive trips to the World Series (’17 and ’18) and served as the Cincinnati Reds hitting coach in 2019.
Returnees to the Major League coaching staff include Pitching Coach Mike Maddux (5th season with Cardinals), Bullpen Coach Bryan Eversgerd (5th season), Hitting Coach Jeff Albert (3rd season), First Base Coach Stubby Clapp (4th season), Third Base Coach Ron “Pop” Warner (4th season) and Coach Willie McGee (5th season).
Also returning for 2022 are Pitching Strategist Dusty Blake (2nd season), Run Production Coach Patrick Elkins (3rd season), Bullpen Catcher/Catching Instructor Jamie Pogue and Bullpen Catcher Kleininger Teran.
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