Becoming a major league manager like this, by taking over for Brandon Hyde, the guy who gave him his big league chance, was never his goal. But a lifetime around the game, his family and friends say, has prepared him for this role more than he may realize.
After another devastating loss on Sunday — this one 10-4 to the Washington Nationals — it doesn’t seem as if interim manager Tony Mansolino will be getting rest anytime soon.
It’ll be the first opening day for five players — Cade Povich, Tomoyuki Sugano, Jackson Holliday, Heston Kjerstad and Albert Suárez. Here’s the full 26-man crew.