articleThe Brief The Texas Rangers have hired Skip Schumaker as their new manager. Skip Schumaker, the 2023 National League Manager of the Year, will replace Bruce Bochy as the head of the Texas Rangers MLB team. Skip Schumaker replaces BochyThe latest:Schumaker, 45, has agreed to a four-year contract for the 2026-2029 seasons. According to the Rangers, Schumaker never faced the Texas team in a regular season game as a player. In his first season as Texas manager, Bochy guided the Rangers to the 2023 World Series championship, the first title in the franchise’s 63-year history.