# Cardinals & Manager Mike Shildt Part Ways

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/cardinals-manager-mike-shildt-part-ways/
- Published: 2021-10-14T14:27:38-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**_PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCES LED TO MUTUAL DECISION FOR CHANGE_**

**ST. LOUIS, MO. – October 14, 2021 **– The St. Louis Cardinals announced this afternoon
that they have agreed to part ways with Manager **_Mike Shildt_**.

“While these decisions are difficult, both parties agreed that philosophical differences
related to the direction of the organization brought us to this conclusion,” stated
Cardinals’ President of Baseball Operations **_John Mozeliak. _**”With just one 
year remaining on Mike’s contract, it was in everyone’s best interests that we address
this now.”

Shildt, 53, was named the Cardinals interim manager on July 15, 2018 and had his
interim title removed on August 28, 2018. He spent 13 years (2004-16) in player 
development as a scout, coach and manager before joining the Cardinals Major League
coaching staff in 2017.

In his three-plus seasons as the Cardinals Manager, Shildt posted a 252-199 won-
loss record and was voted National League Manager of the Year in 2019 by the BBWAA.

Today’s announcement marks just the third managerial change for the Cardinals dating
to 1996, when the team hired Hall of Fame Manager **_[Tony La Russa](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/larusto01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)._****_
[Mike Matheny](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mathemi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)_**(
2012-18) and Shildt (2018-21) have followed La Russa’s 16-year tenure in St. Louis
that was capped off with a World Series title in 2011.

**— STL —**

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