Three managers are already gone in 2026. Will another MLB team fire its skipper before Aug 15?
67% of users predicted YES — the community missed this one. 3 predictions cast.
No MLB team fired its manager between the question's opening and the August 14 deadline. The most notable front-office move in that window came on August 11, 2026, when the last-place Los Angeles Angels (45-74) fired pitching coach Mike Maddux along with assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott and bullpen coach Dom Chiti, promoting minor-league staff to interim roles. Interim general manager John Mozeliak cited insufficient use of pitching technology and analytics behind the shake-up, but first-year manager Kurt Suzuki himself was not dismissed, and the club said Double-A pitching coach Tim Leveque and assistant pitching coordinator Michael Wuertz would fill the roles on an interim basis for the season's final 43 games. That move followed three managerial firings earlier in the 2026 season -- Alex Cora, Rob Thomson, and Carlos Mendoza -- referenced in the question, but none occurred in the days leading up to Aug 14, and no other club made a managerial change in that window either. The community had leaned 67% toward another firing happening, which did not occur, so the community's majority prediction did not match the actual outcome.