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Blake Butera Named Youngest MLB Manager at 33

10/30/2025

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Blake Butera is set to be hired as the Washington Nationals' manager, making him the youngest in Major League Baseball in over 50 years.
Butera, 33, previously served as the senior director of player development for the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Nationals fired Dave Martinez and General Manager Mike Rizzo as part of a rebuild after their 2019 World Series win, focusing on James Wood and CJ Abrams.

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Blake Butera is set to be hired as the Washington Nationals' manager, making him the youngest in Major League Baseball in over 50 years.
Butera, 33, previously served as the senior director of player development for the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Nationals fired Dave Martinez and General Manager Mike Rizzo as part of a rebuild after their 2019 World Series win, focusing on James Wood and CJ Abrams.