ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals announced its finalized Major League coaching staff for the 2024 season.
Oliver Marmol will return for his third season as the Cardinals manager. In his first two seasons, he has a 164-160 record (.506). In 2022, he led the team to a National League Central division title but fell short in the playoffs against the Philadelphia Phillies.
In 2023, St. Louis recorded their first losing season since 2007, finishing with a 71-91 record.
Those returning to the coaching staff in their same roles are:
- Dusty Blake (Pitching Coach)
- Turner Ward (Hitting Coach)
- Brandon Allen (Assistant Hitting Coach)
- Julio Rangel (Assistant Pitching Coach/Bullpen)
- Patrick "Packy" Elkins (Game Day Planning Coach)
- Stubby Clapp (1st Base)
- Ron "Pop" Warner (3rd Base)
- Willie McGee (Coach)
- Jamie Pogue (Assistant Coach/Bullpen Coach)
- Kleininger Teran (Bullpen Catcher)
Two new additions to the staff include former Cardinals pitcher Dean Kiekhefer as an assistant pitching coach and Daniel "FC" MacLea as Major League Coordinator of Technology & Systems.
Kiekhefer, 34, was drafted by St. Louis in 2010 and pitched in 26 games for the RedBirds in 2016. He also pitched for the Oakland A's in 2018.
He first joined the Cardinals minor league staff in December 2019 as a pitching coach for State College before the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the 2020 minor league season. He served as a pitching coach for Palm Beach in 2021 and as an assistant pitching coordinator for player development in 2022 and 2023.
MacLea has been a member of the organization since 2018. He served as a Performance Specialist from 2018 to 201 and the Technology Integration Coordinator for Player Development in 2022 and 2023.
The Cardinals announced last month that Daniel Descalso will serve on the team's 2024 coaching staff and Joe McEwing will move to a front-office role.
The former Cardinals infielder and 2011 World Series Champion will serve as a bench coach during the 2024 season.
Joe McEwing, who was the team's bench coach in 2023, was named a Special Assistant to President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak. The former Cardinal was announced as a bench coach in January 2023 after Matt Holliday resigned just two months after being named to the position.
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