Managers Marmol & Schneider Stay Put Amid Early Firings

0:00It's April 29th, from first pitch to the final out. This is MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. The Philadelphia Phillies fired manager Rob Thompson on Tuesday after a rough 10 wins 19 losses start to the 2026 season. They're tied with the New York meds for the worst record in Major League Baseball, so the move felt inevitable. But amid all these early firings, not every skipper is sweating, some teams are holding steady, and with shaky beginnings, betting on their guys long-term. Look at Oli Marmel with the St. Louis Cardinals. They're sitting at 16 wins, 13 losses, just 3 games out in a tight National League Central. Plus, the cards are rebuilding anyway, and Marmel just got an extension through 2028. Then there's John Schneider, running the Toronto Blue Jays. Yeah, they're 13 and 16, six and a half games back in the American League East. Still, his track record shines postseason runs in 2022 and 2023, and a World Series

1:01trip in 2025, where they nearly snagged the title. As the season heats up, expect more shakeups, but managers like these two seem locked in, giving their squad's real stability to turn things around.