Mike Shildt

Mike Shildt is the kind of baseball lifer I have a lot of respect for — never made it as a big-league player himself, but spent decades grinding through the minor-league coaching ranks, absorbing the game from every angle, until the St. Louis Cardinals finally gave him a real shot. And he delivered: NL Manager of the Year in 2019, steering a Cardinals team that went on a ridiculous late-season run to make the playoffs. What I appreciate most is the intensity he brings without crossing into ego — you can tell he genuinely cares about his players. The messy exit from St. Louis was a bummer, and his time with the Padres didn't pan out the way anyone hoped, but I'd never count a guy like this out. He's a student of the game who earned every rung on the ladder the hard way.

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Name (English)

Mike Shildt

Name (Japanese)

マイク・シルト

Reading

まいく・しると

Born

August 9, 1968 (age 58)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Monkey

Origin

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Occupation

baseball player

University

University of North Carolina at Asheville

Awards & achievements

• 2019 Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Shildt
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6848807

Tags

• North Carolina
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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