Blake Butera rumors, news

Breaking news and rumors

Lifestyle

Trade rumors, contract, salary

Stats and scores

Family

Top stories

Schedules and games

• Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins Game Thread

The first two games of this series have been a real bummer, but the Nats have a chance to salvage things this afternoon. They will look to avoid a sweep at the hands of a Marlins team that has given them all sorts of trouble. Hopefully the bats can wake up today. Blake Butera is […]...2026
See more Miami Marlins news
• Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Game Thread

The Nats had chances to win last night, but they came up short. Some of the weaknesses at the back end of their roster showed up, and they lost 7-5 in a bullpen battle. Now they will look to bounce back at home against a tough Padres team. Blake Butera has made some peculiar changes […]...2026
• Is 33 year old Blake Butera an NL Manager of the Year contender?

When Blake Butera was hired as Nationals manager, there was plenty of optimism, but there was also some skepticism mixed in. Sure, Butera seemed like a sharp guy and had the endorsement of a Hall of Famer in Mike Piazza. However, he was going to be the youngest manager in over 50 years and had […]...2026
See more Mike Piazza news today
• Blake Butera is not impressed with the Washington Nationals defense

The Washington Nationals lead the league in errors, and have 7 more than the next closest team. After the game, it was clear that Blake Butera had finally lost his patience with all the mistakes. He vowed to change the way the Nats prepare before games and added that you cannot win many games when […]...2026
• Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Game Thread

The Mets and Nats traded blowout wins in the first two games of the series. That sets the stage for a rubber match on the last day of April. The Nats will look to win another road series, while the Mets will look to avoid another embarrassing home series loss. Blake Butera usually likes to […]...2026
Check it out New York Mets breaking news
• The Washington Nationals pull off another extra inning win led by Foster Griffin and Jose Tena

Right as I hit send on a tweet questioning the logic of Blake Butera pinch hitting Jose Tena for Jacob Young, Tena blasted a solo homer in the 10th, which proved to be the difference in the game. It was a pitchers duel, with no runners scoring for either team in the first nine, but […]...2026
Click for news about Foster Griffin breaking news

• How long can the Washington Nationals stick with Miles Mikolas?

If you watched yesterday’s game, one thing stuck out like a sore thumb, and that was the ineffectiveness of Miles Mikolas. After two great innings to start the game, the veteran got tattooed, allowing a club record 11 earned runs. That begs the question, how long will Blake Butera and Paul Toboni stick with the […]...2026
Click for news about Miles Mikolas

2026
"The games really begin for Blake Butera and […]"

2025
"Blake Butera, famed for managing within the Rays minor league system to great success at a very young age, has been poached by the Washington Nationals to be their new manager at just 33-years old."

2024
"Plus Jon Matlack on Clemente's 3,000th hit, a Kluber-Lincecum poll, Laughing Larry Doyle, Blake Butera on Michael King, facts and stats galore, and more."

2023
"Triple-A manager Johns previous position as one of two Field Coordinators in the system will be filled by 30-year old Blake Butera, who has managed the Low-A Riverdogs for the last two seasons."

2022
"Plus Roger Clemens's 40-plus bat, Blake Butera on Taj Bradley, HoF candidate comps, draft what-ifs, and more."

• Rays announce minor league coaching staffs for 2024

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The Tampa Bay Rays have named the minor league on-field coaching and medical staffs for the 2024 season. Headlining the announcement is the promotion of Morgan Ensberg from Double-A manager to Triple-A manager, following the promotion of Michael Johns to Rays first base coach for the 2024 season. We’re excited to announce Morgan Ensberg as our Manager for t...2024
See more Spring Training salary rumors
• Sunday Notes: Austin Wells Wants To Catch For the Yankees
2022

Check it out Austin Wells contract
• FanGraphs Audio: Blake Butera on Managing in the Rays System

Episode 959 On this episode of FanGraphs Audio, David Laurila welcomes Blake Butera, the manager of the Charleston RiverDogs, Low-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. Butera, who is just 29 years old, shares his journey from playing at Boston College to being drafted by the Rays to becoming a key part of their player […]...2022
See also David Laurila salary

• Sunday Notes: Mike Elias on the Evolving Orioles, and Offerings From Orlando
Including Blake Butera on information, Derek Falvey on trade process, Matt Quatraro on KC's identity, a Kent-Whitaker what-if, Ron Wright's infamy, facts and stats galore, and more....2025
Check it out Mike Elias scores
• Sunday Notes: ChiSox Prospect Hagen Smith Has a Killer Fastball/Slider Combo
Plus Nelly Taylor on JR Ritchie, Pete Fairbanks on doing what he does, recalling Mickey Kluttz, Blake Butera was right about Junior Caminero, facts and stats galore, and more....2025
Continue with Pete Fairbanks
• Sunday Notes: For Cubs Southpaw Jordan Wicks, (The) Change Is Good
2024

See more articles Michael King

• Nats' Butera got job same day he became father
Blake Butera earned two titles at the same time as his first child was born the same day the Nationals hired the 33-year-old to be the team's new manager....2025
• What Washington Nationals fans hope to hear from Blake Butera

While Blake Butera was named Nationals manager over two weeks ago now, he is just having his introductory press conference today. That is due to the fact that his wife gave birth to their first child the same day he got the job. Now, a couple weeks later, Butera is ready to face the media. […]...2025
• Blake Butera and the recent history of MLB managers in their 30’s

Paul Toboni and the Washington Nationals made a bold move hiring Blake Butera. At just 33 years old, he will be the youngest manager in over 50 years. Thursday was a big day for Butera, as he not only became a manager, but also became a father. Talk about living the dream. The last manager […]...2025
Continue with Paul Toboni

• Sunday Notes: Austin Wells Wants To Catch For the Yankees
2022

Continue with Austin Wells
• Sunday Notes: For Cubs Southpaw Jordan Wicks, (The) Change Is Good
2024

See more Michael King
• Blake Butera Is Understandably Bullish on the Rays’ Prospect Pipeline

Tampa Bay’s new farm director is well versed on a system rife with talent and potential....2024
• Sunday Notes: Torey Lovullo Loves Arizona’s Young Talent (So Does Gabe Kapler)
Plus a Bogaerts-Turner poll, Mike Elias on Kyle Gibson's sequencing, A.J. Hinch on transitioning from Avila to Harris, Blake Butera on Junior Caminero, and more....2022
Click for news about Torey Lovullo
• FanGraphs Audio: Blake Butera on Managing in the Rays System
2022

See more articles David Laurila
• Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins Game Thread
2026

See also Miami Marlins
• Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Game Thread
2026
• Is 33 year old Blake Butera an NL Manager of the Year contender?
2026

See more Mike Piazza

1. White Sox

2. World Series

3. Red Sox

. . .

3372. Blake Butera

• Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Game Thread

The Nats have been unable to stop the Dodgers lineup so far this series. They will get one more opportunity to solve the puzzle that is the Dodgers lineup this afternoon. Due to weather, the game will be delayed, but the forecast should clear up later in the afternoon. Despite his struggles, Blake Butera is […]...2026
See more Los Angeles Dodgers
• Blake Butera is going to keep Washington Nationals fans on their toes this season

When Nationals fans saw the lineup card yesterday, many of them scratched their heads. It was an unconventional alignment, with Andres Chaparro hitting second and CJ Abrams hitting sixth. Buckle up because this is not going to be the last time we see an odd looking lineup. Blake Butera is going to shuffle his lineup […]...2026
• Team Offense, Washington Nationals
Claude.AI writes (light edits): The Washington Nationals averaged 4.24 runs per game in 2025, twentieth in the majors and thirteenth in the National League. Manager Blake Butera takes over a young lineup built around outfielder James Wood and shortstop CJ Abrams. I used the FanGraphs depth chart to set the lineup, Musings Marcel projections for OBA and slugging, and […]...2026
Visit the page James Wood
• Washington Nationals make Reds Simon Mathews new pitching coach

Blake Butera is starting to assemble his staff for the Washington Nationals. First, he hired Michael Johns to be his bench coach, now he has hired a pitching coach. Multiple reports indicate that the Nationals will be hiring Reds assistant pitching coach Simon Mathews. As has been the trend with many of these hires, the […]...2025
• Six years ago the Washington Nationals won the World Series

The Washington Nationals are truly starting over. Today, they hired 33 year old Blake Butera to replace Davey Martinez as the club’s manager. However, things were a lot different six years ago. On this day in 2019, the Nationals reached the top of the baseball mountain. They won their first ever World Series in a […]...2025
See more World Series
• Rays biggest change for 2023: Coaching Staff
Rodney Linares with Rays short stop Wander Franco during the WBC | Photo by Rob Tringali/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Rays 2023 roster will include a lot of the players we got to know in 2022, but there will be some men in uniform who will be new to Rays fans. The Rays coaching staff has gotten a major overhaul. Kevin Cash — the second longest tenured manager in Major League Baseba...2023
Click for news about MLB Photos