Oliver Jose Marmol (born July 2, 1986) is an American

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and former

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who is the manager of the

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(MLB). As of the 2023 season, he is the youngest manager of an MLB team.

Career

Marmol attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 31st round of the 2004 MLB draft. He did not sign with the Pirates and attended the

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, where he played

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for the

College of Charleston Cougars The Charleston Cougars are the varsity intercollegiate athletic teams representing the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. The Cougars compete in NCAA Division I and are currently members of the Colonial Athletic Association. T ...

. He batted .327 in three seasons with the Cougars, and was drafted by the

in the sixth round of the

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. He played in the Cardinals organization for four seasons, batting .203 as a utility player for the

Batavia Muckdogs The Batavia Muckdogs are a collegiate summer baseball team in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL). They are located in Batavia, a city in Genesee County, New York, United States. Their home field is Dwyer Stadium in the city of ...

of the

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New York-Penn League, the

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of the Class A

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, and the

Palm Beach Cardinals The Palm Beach Cardinals are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. They are located in the town of Jupiter in Palm Beach County, Florida, and play their home games at Rog ...

of the

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Florida State League. In 2011, Marmol became the hitting coach of the Gulf Coast Cardinals of the Rookie-level

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. The next season, he became manager of the

Johnson City Cardinals The Johnson City Cardinals were a Minor League Baseball team based in Johnson City, Tennessee. The team was affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals organization from 1975 through 2020 and played in the Rookie-level Appalachian League. The team wo ...

of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, and led the team to the postseason. In 2013, he managed the

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of the New York-Penn League. He returned to State College in 2014 and won the league's championship. In 2015, he was promoted to manage Palm Beach, and he managed Palm Beach for the 2016 season as well. The Cardinals named Marmol their first base coach before the 2017 season. Before the 2019 season, the Cardinals shifted Marmol to bench coach. On October 25, 2021, he was promoted to manager of the Cardinals. In 2022, at 35 years of age, he was the youngest manager in Major League Baseball, five years younger than the next youngest manager,

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Managerial record

Personal life

Marmol is a Christian. Marmol is married to Amber Marmol and they have one daughter together. Marmol has two brothers who are both pastors. He and his wife have taken

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s to orphanages in Guatemala and

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marmol, Oliver 1986 births Living people Baseball players from Orlando, Florida Charleston Cougars baseball players Batavia Muckdogs players St. Louis Cardinals coaches Swing of the Quad Cities players Palm Beach Cardinals players Major League Baseball first base coaches Dr. Phillips High School alumni Major League Baseball bench coaches