John Boles (baseball) - Managerial Career

Managerial Career

In 1996, Boles was Vice President of Player Development for the Marlins. But on July 7, then-manager Rene Lachemann was fired, and Boles was named interim manager. He led the Marlins to a 40–35 record in the second half of that season. However, in the offseason, then-Marlins owner H. Wayne Huizenga decided to sign several marquee free agents to make a run at the World Series. In addition to Gary Sheffield, Jeff Conine, Edgar Rentería, Robb Nen and Kevin Brown, among others, who were already with Florida, the Marlins signed free agents Alex Fernandez, Moisés Alou and Bobby Bonilla, as well as signed Jim Leyland, who had led the Pirates to three straight playoff berths from 1990–92, as his manager. This signing moved Boles back to his previously-held position within the organization.

After the 1997 season, Huizenga ordered a "fire sale", in which nearly every marquee player was traded away. Leyland remained the manager, and in 1998, he led the team to a dismal 54–108 record, making the team the first defending World Series champion to lose 100 games the next season. After the season, Leyland resigned to manage the Colorado Rockies, and Boles was named his replacement for the 1999 season. He led them to a 64–98 record that year, but he followed it up with a 2000 record of 79–82. In late May 2001, relief pitcher Dan Miceli began to publicly criticize Marlins management, chiefly John Boles, as well as the fact that Boles never played in the Majors himself. On May 28, with a record of 22–27, Boles was fired, and quickly replaced with Special Assistant Tony Pérez. Boles then took a trip to Ireland.

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