William Nathaniel "Buck" Showalter III (born May 23, 1956) is an American Major League Baseball (MLB) manager for the Baltimore Orioles. He has previously served in a similar capacity with the New York Yankees (1992–1995), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–2000), and Texas Rangers (2003–2006). He was formerly a professional baseball player and a television analyst for ESPN.A two-time American League (AL) Manager of the Year, Showalter has earned a reputation for building baseball teams into postseason contenders in short periods of time. He helped the Yankees rise from the bottom half of the AL East to first place before a players' strike prematurely ended the 1994 campaign. Under his watch, the Diamondbacks made their first-ever playoff appearance in only its second year of existence. He left both franchises just prior to seasons when they won the World Series.
Hired as manager for the Texas Rangers for the 2003 season. [2002]
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Hired as manager for the Baltimore Orioles, taking over from interim manager Juan Samuel. [July 2010]
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Never played in a major league baseball game.
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Manager of the American League's New York Yankees (1992-1995) and Texas Rangers (2003-present); and the National League's Arizona Diamondbacks (1998-2000).
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While managing the Yankees, he worked such long hours that, during the players' strike in 1994, he found himself inside a grocery store for the first time in five years.
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Knuckleball!
2012
Documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mike & Mike
2012-2015
TV Series
Himself - Baltimore Orioles Manager
2014 American League Championship Series
2014
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Baltimore Orioles Manager
Great Performances
2014
TV Series
Himself - Baltimore Orioles Manager
Sunday Night Baseball
1991-2014
TV Series
Himself - Texas Rangers Manager / Himself - New York Yankees Manager / Himself - Arizona Diamondbacks Manager / ...
Highly Questionable
2012
TV Series
Himself
Knuckleball!
2012
Documentary
Himself - managed R.A. Dickey, 2003-06
100 Years of the World Series
2003
Video documentary
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
2000 MLB All-Star Game
2000
TV Special
Himself - NL Coach: Arizona Diamondbacks
My Oh My!
1996
Documentary
Himself
1995 MLB All-Star Game
1995
TV Special
Himself - AL Manager
Seinfeld
1994
TV Series
Himself
1992 MLB All-Star Game
1992
TV Special
Himself - AL Coach
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mike & Mike
2014
TV Series
Himself - Baltimore Orioles Manager
Seinfeld: Inside Look
2005
TV Series documentary short
Himself
Known for movies
Knuckleball! (2012) as Thanks
Sunday Night Baseball (1991-2014) as Himself - Texas Rangers Manager / Himself - New York Yankees Manager / Himself - Arizona Diamondbacks Manager / Himself - Baltimore Orioles Manager / Himself - New York Yankees Third Base Coach / Himself - Ne York Yankees Manager
$14 Million
$3 Million
