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{{Short description|American baseball manager (born 1956)}}
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|caption=Showalter with the [[New York Mets]] in 2023
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|position=[[Manager (baseball)|Manager]]
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|birth_place= [[DeFuniak Springs, Florida]], U.S.
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|stat1value=1,727–1,664
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'''As manager'''
*[[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|1992}}–{{mlby|1995}})
*[[Arizona Diamondbacks]] ({{mlby|1998}}–{{mlby|2000}})
*[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] ({{mlby|2003}}–{{mlby|2006}})
*[[Baltimore Orioles]] ({{mlby|2010}}–{{mlby|2018}})
*[[New York Mets]] ({{mlby|2022}}–{{mlby|2023}})
'''As coach'''
*[[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|1990}}–{{mlby|1991}})
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* 4× [[Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award|Manager of the Year]] (1994, 2004, 2014, 2022)
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'''William Nathaniel''' "'''Buck'''" '''Showalter III''' (born May 23, 1956) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[Manager (baseball)|manager]]. He served as manager of the [[New York Yankees]] ([[1992 New York Yankees season|1992]]–[[1995 New York Yankees season|1995]]), [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] ([[1998 Arizona Diamondbacks season|1998]]–[[2000 Arizona Diamondbacks season|2000]]), [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] ([[2003 Texas Rangers season|2003]]–[[2006 Texas Rangers season|2006]]), [[Baltimore Orioles]] ([[2010 Baltimore Orioles season|2010]]–[[2018 Baltimore Orioles season|2018]]) and [[New York Mets]] ([[2022 New York Mets season|2022]]–[[2023 New York Mets season|2023]]). He also is a former professional [[Minor League Baseball]] player and television analyst for [[ESPN]] and the [[YES Network]].

Showalter has earned a reputation for building baseball teams into postseason contenders in short periods of time.<ref name="psolotaroffmj">{{cite journal|url=http://archive.mensjournal.com/is-this-man-too-smart-for-baseball/print/|last=Solotaroff|first=Paul|title=Is This Man Too Smart for Baseball?|journal=Men's Journal|date=April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902004300/http://archive.mensjournal.com/is-this-man-too-smart-for-baseball/print/|archive-date=September 2, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He helped the Yankees rise from the bottom half of the [[American League East|AL East]] to first place before a [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike|players' strike]] prematurely ended the [[1994 New York Yankees season|1994 campaign]].<ref name="nyythebbrefcom">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/|title=New York Yankees Team History & Encyclopedia|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=February 18, 2016}}</ref> Under his watch, the Diamondbacks made their first-ever playoff appearance in only the second year of the team's existence.<ref name="azdthebbrefcom">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ARI/|title=Arizona Diamondbacks Team History & Encyclopedia|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=February 18, 2016}}</ref> Despite this reputation, Showalter has never appeared in a [[World Series]]; coincidentally, he left both the Yankees and Diamondbacks just prior to seasons when they won the World Series.<ref name="psolotaroffmj"/> Since [[Dusty Baker]]'s win in the [[2022 World Series]], Showalter has become the winningest active manager in MLB never to win a World Series. In 22 seasons, he has reached the postseason six times, reaching the League Championship Series once.

A three-time [[American League]] (AL) and one-time [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) [[Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award|Manager of the Year]], he is the third manager to win four Manager of the Year awards, the seventh to win the award in both the American and National Leagues, and the only one to win the award with four different teams and in four different decades.

==Early life==
Showalter was born in [[DeFuniak Springs, Florida]], on May 23, 1956,<ref name="kwheelermasn">{{cite news|url=http://www.masnsports.com/orioles_buzz/2010/07/getting-to-know-buck-showalter.html|last=Wheeler|first=Kate|title=Getting to know Buck Showalter|work=Mid-Atlantic Sports Network|date=July 29, 2010}}</ref> and grew up in nearby [[Century, Florida|Century]].<ref name="northescambia">{{cite web|url=http://www.northescambia.com/?p=15087|title=Former Century Resident, Current ESPN Analyst Buck Showalter To Speak|work=NorthEscambia.com|date=March 4, 2010}}</ref> His father, William Nathaniel Showalter II, served 23 years as a teacher and [[head teacher|principal]] at [[Northview High School (Century, Florida)|Century High School]], from which the younger Showalter graduated. Before becoming a teacher, his father had been a Little All-American [[fullback (American football)|fullback]] in 1940 at [[Milligan College]], and had considered a career in the [[National Football League]] with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], but chose to become a high school coach instead.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/stampede1949stam#page/46/mode/2up/search/showalter Milligan Stampede (student newspaper) 1940–49.] The {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101228123416/http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/323/showalters-father-grandfather-set-high-standards/ interview by David Driver]}} is mistaken on this point.</ref>

==College career==
Showalter was known as "Nat", and had not acquired the nickname "Buck" prior to turning professional. Showalter played [[college baseball]] at Chipola Junior College (now [[Chipola College]]) in Marianna, Florida, in 1976. From there he transferred to [[Mississippi State University]] to play for the [[Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball|Mississippi State Bulldogs]].<ref name=sarasota>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/arts-and-entertainment/2013/03/baseball-hero|title=Baseball Hero: The Baltimore Orioles' Buck Showalter|website=Sarasota Magazine}}</ref>

[[File:1980 Nashville Buck Showalter.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left|Showalter with the [[Nashville Sounds]] in 1980]]
In 1976, Showalter played [[collegiate summer baseball]] in the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]] (CCBL) for the [[Hyannis Mets]], where he won the league batting title with a .434 batting average, and was named league MVP. In 2002, he was inducted into the [[Cape Cod Baseball League#Hall of Fame and Museum|CCBL Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capecodbaseball.org/news/hofnews/?article_id=241 |title=Twelve Legends to be inducted into CCBL Hall of Fame |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |access-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref>

Showalter was an [[1977 College Baseball All-America Team|All-American]] and set the Mississippi State record for [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] in a season by hitting .459 during the 1977 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hailstate.com/fls/16800/pdf/bb/bb_08mg_records.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=16800|title=Mississippi State University Baseball Team and Individual Records}}</ref>

==Playing career==
He was selected by the [[New York Yankees]] in the fifth round of the [[1977 MLB draft]], and spent seven seasons in the Yankees' [[Minor League Baseball|minor league]] system where he had a career average of .294 with 17 [[home run]]s and 336 [[run batted in|runs batted in]]. He never played in the major leagues, rising no higher than Triple-A [[Columbus Clippers|Columbus]] (one rung below the majors).<ref name=sarasota/>

==Coaching and managerial career==
===Minor leagues===
Showalter was hired as manager of the Single-A minor-league [[Oneonta Yankees]] of the [[New York–Penn League]] in 1985, leading them to 114 victories in two seasons. In August 2017, he was named as an inductee in the [[New York–Penn League Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NYPL announces 2017 Hall of Fame inductees|url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/new-york-penn-league-announces-2017-hall-of-fame-inductees/c-247163448/t-185364810|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809211838/https://www.milb.com/milb/news/new-york-penn-league-announces-2017-hall-of-fame-inductees/c-247163448/t-185364810|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 9, 2017|website=[[Minor League Baseball]]|access-date=9 August 2017}}</ref>

In 1987, Showalter became manager of the minor league [[Fort Lauderdale Yankees]], leading the league with an 85–53 record in his first season. In 1989, Showalter managed the Double-A [[Albany-Colonie Yankees]] of the [[Eastern League (1938–2020)|Eastern League]], where he was named Minor League Manager of the Year by ''Baseball America''.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

===New York Yankees (1990–1995)===
In 1990, Showalter was promoted to the coaching staff of the New York Yankees, and eventually succeeded [[Stump Merrill]] as the team's manager for the 1992 season. During his four years as the Yankees' manager, the team posted a record of 313–268, finishing first during the [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike|strike]]-shortened [[1994 New York Yankees season|1994 season]], thereby being named by the [[Associated Press]] as the [[American League]] [[Manager of the Year Award|Manager of the Year]] and became the 1995 American League manager for the [[1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]. The Yankees won the AL wild card in 1995, participating in the playoffs for the first time since 1981. However, they lost to the [[Seattle Mariners]] in the [[1995 American League Division Series|Division Series]]. Following the season, owner [[George Steinbrenner]] offered Showalter a new, two-year contract, but demanded that Showalter fire his hitting coach, [[Rick Down]]. Showalter was unwilling to do this.<ref name=PinstripeEmpire>{{cite book|last=Appel|first=Marty|author-link=Marty Appel|title=Pinstripe Empire|publisher=Bloomsbury USA|location=New York City|date=2014|isbn=9781608194926}}</ref> On October 26, 1995, the Yankees announced that Showalter and the team had parted ways "'under amicable terms'"; Showalter expressed surprise at the announcement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1995-10-27-9510270422-story.html|title=Showalter won't return|website=Hartford Courant|date=October 27, 1995 }}</ref> While some sources say that Showalter was fired from the Yankees,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/sports/yankees-george-steinbrenner-buck-showalter.html|title=A Yankees Courtship: How George Steinbrenner Tried to Win Back Buck Showalter|first=Bill|last=Pennington|work=The New York Times |date=May 3, 2019|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/buck-showalter-worthy-candidate-for-mets-manager|title=Showalter would be right manager for Mets|website=MLB.com}}</ref> others indicate that he resigned his position.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/people-who-have-managed-both-yankees-and-mets|title=These 5 have managed both Yankees, Mets|website=MLB.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/steinbrenner-wanted-showalter-to-return-1.2264781|title=Steinbrenner wanted Showalter to return |date=September 6, 2010 |website=Newsday.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastvillagetimes.com/does-buck-showalter-make-sense-to-be-next-manager-of-padres/|title=Does Buck Showalter make sense to be next manager of Padres?|date=October 20, 2021}}</ref> Showalter finished his Yankees tenure with a regular-season record of 313 wins and 268 losses and a playoff record of two wins and three losses.<ref name="managerial record">{{cite web|title=Buck Showalter|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/showabu99.shtml|website=Baseball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=December 23, 2014}}</ref>

Showalter was not re-hired after that season in part because of the playoff loss, but mostly because he stood up for his players during the strike. The Yankees won the [[1996 World Series|World Series]] the following year and they would win the World Series in four of the next five years. However, Showalter could not watch the Yankees win the World Series, saying, "I feel badly for the fans" in New York for what they lost during the 1994 strike.<ref>{{cite news|title=Puckett receives Clemente award|newspaper=USA Today|date=October 24, 1996|page=5C}}</ref>

Showalter appeared as himself along with [[Danny Tartabull]] in the September 1994 ''[[Seinfeld]]'' television episode "[[The Chaperone (Seinfeld)|The Chaperone]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/05/seinfeld-sports-athlete-cameos-ranked-hernandez-jeter-mantle-yankees-mets-anniversary-finale |title=The 10 funniest 'Seinfeld' sports cameos* from Jeter to Hernandez |publisher=Ftw.usatoday.com |date=2018-05-09 |accessdate=2021-12-18}}</ref>

===Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–2000)===
In November 1995, Showalter was approached to manage an expansion team that would begin play in 1998. Named the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]], Showalter was interested in taking a more active role in developing the eventual roster, complete with a $7 million contract for seven years. He had a handshake deal with the team, but Yankees owner [[George Steinbrenner]] made one last ditch effort to his home in Florida about wanting him back ([[Joe Torre]] had been tapped to manage for the moment). Showalter elected to honor his agreement with Arizona.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/sports/yankees-george-steinbrenner-buck-showalter.html | title=A Yankees Courtship: How George Steinbrenner Tried to Win Back Buck Showalter | work=The New York Times | date=May 3, 2019 | last1=Pennington | first1=Bill }}</ref> In the Diamondbacks' first season (1998), Showalter managed the team to a 65–97 record, but following numerous off-season player acquisitions, which included [[Randy Johnson]], [[Armando Reynoso]], [[Todd Stottlemyre]], [[Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)|Luis Gonzalez]], [[Tony Womack]], and [[Steve Finley]], Showalter managed the 1999 team to a 100–62 record and the [[National League West]] title, making them the fastest expansion team in MLB history to win a division title. They lost in the [[1999 National League Division Series|NLDS]] to the [[New York Mets]]. After the team regressed to an 85–77 record in 2000, the Diamondbacks fired Showalter on October 1, 2000, with the team citing a need for a "lighter touch" as compared to the disciplinarian approach by Showalter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1254476-ranking-kirk-gibson-and-every-manager-in-d-backs-history|title=Ranking Kirk Gibson and Every Manager in D-Backs History|first=Gil|last=Imber|website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> He had a three-year record of 250–236.<ref name="managerial record"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://apnews.com/article/2eeb84c32236d51a0652c781d4448d80 | title=Diamondbacks Fire Buck Showalter | website=[[Associated Press]] }}</ref> Just as the Yankees did after replacing him, the Diamondbacks, managed by [[Bob Brenly]], won the [[2001 World Series|World Series]] the following year.

===Texas Rangers (2003–2006)===
After a few years as an analyst on [[ESPN]], Showalter was hired as manager of the Texas Rangers on October 11, 2002, following a last-place season under manager [[Jerry Narron]]. In his first season with the Rangers, Showalter managed the team to a 71–91 record—again in last place; but following the high-profile, off-season trade which sent [[Alex Rodriguez]] to the Yankees, Showalter's Rangers jumped out to an early-season record of 17–9 by early May of the 2004 season. The Rangers stayed in playoff contention for most of the season, performing far better than most had predicted. The Rangers failed to make the playoffs, finishing third in the [[American League West|AL West]], though Showalter was again named [[Manager of the Year award|Manager of the Year]]. In Showalter's four years with the Rangers the team failed to finish better than third (of four teams) in the [[American League West|AL West]]. He was fired as manager on October 4, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/rangers/news/texas-rangers-history-today-jon-daniels-general-manager|title=Rangers History Today: Jon Daniels Becomes General Manager|first=Matthew|last=Postins|website=Sports Illustrated|date=October 4, 2021 }}</ref> He finished his Rangers career with a 319–329 record.<ref name="managerial record"/>

===Baltimore Orioles (2010–2018)===
[[File:Phil Cuzzi and Buck Showalter.jpg|180px|thumb|left|Showalter arguing with umpire [[Phil Cuzzi]] in 2011]]
Showalter was hired as a senior advisor to baseball operations for the [[Cleveland Indians]] on December 1, 2006,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com.au/mlb/story/_/id/2682224 |title=Tribe hire Showalter as senior adviser|work=ESPN.com|date=December 1, 2006|access-date=June 30, 2020|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> and then returned to [[ESPN]] as an [[Color commentator|analyst]], before being appointed to succeed [[Juan Samuel]] as [[List of Baltimore Orioles managers|manager]] of the [[Baltimore Orioles]] on July 29, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100729&content_id=12776812&vkey=pr_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal|title=Orioles name Buck Showalter Manager|work=Baltimore Orioles|publisher=MLB.com|date=July 29, 2010|access-date=November 1, 2010|archive-date=March 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310054800/http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100729&content_id=12776812&vkey=pr_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal|url-status=dead}}</ref> He chose to wear uniform number 26 as a tribute to [[Johnny Oates]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2010/08/06/to-showalter-no-26-is-more-than-a-number/|last=Zrebiec|first=Jeff|title=To Showalter, No. 26 is more than a number|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=August 6, 2010}}</ref> Signed to a contract through the 2013 campaign, he inherited a ballclub with the worst record in the majors at 32–73.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2010/08/02/orioles-introduce-buck-showalter-as-manager/|last=Connolly|first=Dan|title=Orioles introduce Buck Showalter as manager|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=August 2, 2010}}</ref> In his debut as manager on August 3, the Orioles recorded a 6–3 win over the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] at [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards|Oriole Park]], leading to a three-game sweep.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100803&content_id=12993932&vkey=news_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807003326/http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100803&content_id=12993932&vkey=news_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 7, 2010|last=Karpovich|first=Todd|title=Buck's era of accountability begins with win|work=MLB.com|date=August 3, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100805&content_id=13079850&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406212448/http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100805&content_id=13079850&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 6, 2012|last=Ghiroli|first=Brittany|title=Great Cesar's ghost: O's walk off for sweep|work=MLB.com|date=August 5, 2010}}</ref> The team's first-ever season series sweep of the Angels was completed by the end of the month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100829&content_id=14066354&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901233101/http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100829&content_id=14066354&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 1, 2010|last=Drellich|first=Evan|title=Guthrie shuts down Halos to seal sweep|work=MLB.com|date=August 29, 2010}}</ref> The [[2010 Baltimore Orioles season|2010]] Orioles won 34 of 57 games played under Showalter, second only to the Phillies during the same stretch.<ref name="psolotaroffmj"/>

Showalter managed the 1,000th victory of his major-league career in a 7–1 triumph at [[Yankee Stadium]] on May 1, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_01_balmlb_nyamlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=bal|last=Ghiroli|first=Brittany|title=O's click behind Matusz in Buck's 1,000th win|work=MLB.com|date=May 1, 2012}}</ref> Showalter finished the 2012 season with a record of 93-69 (.574), ending a 14-year streak of losing seasons for the Orioles going back to 1998.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Baltimore Orioles Team History & Encyclopedia |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/ |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

Under Showalter, the Orioles reached the postseason for the first time since 1997, defeating the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] in the Wild Card game on October 5, 2012. The Orioles were later defeated by the [[New York Yankees]] in the [[2012 American League Division Series]], 3 games to 2. Showalter was named the [[Sporting News Manager of the Year Award|AL Manager of the Year]] by ''[[The Sporting News]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2012-10-24/al-manager-of-the-year-buck-showalter-orioles-nl-davey-johnson-nationals|last=Bahr|first=Chris|title=Sporting News MLB awards: Buck Showalter, Davey Johnson voted top managers|publisher=SportingNews.com|date=October 24, 2012}}</ref> He was re-signed through 2018 with the Orioles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/8855064 |title=Orioles extend Buck Showalter's deal|work=ESPN.com|date=January 18, 2013|access-date=June 30, 2020}}</ref>

After finishing out of playoff contention in the 2013 season, Showalter led the 2014 Orioles to the AL East title—the franchise's first in 17 years. The Orioles subsequently swept the Detroit Tigers (3–0) in the [[American League Division Series|ALDS]] for Showalter's first major league ALDS title, before being swept themselves (4–0) by the [[Kansas City Royals]] in the [[American League Championship Series|ALCS]].

[[File:Buck Showalter in 2017 (36660713620).jpg|thumb|right|Showalter with the [[Baltimore Orioles]] in 2017]]
On November 11, 2014, Showalter won his third [[Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award|AL Manager of the Year]] award, his first since 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/11860864 |title=Buck Showalter is AL's top manager|date=November 11, 2014|access-date=June 30, 2020|author=ESPN.com News Services|work=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN}}</ref>

The Orioles finished the 2015 season with an 81–81 record, giving them their fourth consecutive non-losing season. And in 2016, the Orioles finished tied for second in the American League East with an 89–73 record. They made the postseason for the third time in five years, but lost 5–2 in 11 innings to the Toronto Blue Jays during the [[2016 American League Wild Card Game|AL Wild Card game]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Wild Card Game - Toronto Blue Jays over Baltimore Orioles (1-0) |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2016_ALWC.shtml |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

On October 3, 2018, days after the Orioles finished with a franchise-worst 115 losses, Showalter's and General Manager [[Dan Duquette]]'s contracts ran out and the team announced that they would not be brought back.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-showalter-out-20181003-story.html|title=Buck Showalter, Dan Duquette out after Orioles' worst season in team history|first=Eduardo A. Encina, Jon|last=Meoli|website=baltimoresun.com|date=October 3, 2018 }}</ref>

===New York Mets (2022–2023)===
On December 18, 2021, the [[New York Mets]] hired Showalter as their manager, signing him to a three-year contract. Showalter wore number 11, the number he wore every other place he managed except Baltimore, where he wore number 26 as a tribute to [[Johnny Oates]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=DiComo |first1=Anthony |title=Mets announce Showalter as new manager |url=https://www.mlb.com/mets/news/buck-showalter-mets-manager |website=MLB.com |publisher=[[MLB]] |date=December 18, 2021 |access-date=December 18, 2021}}</ref>

In 2022, he tied for the lead among all major league managers in overturns (26), and had the highest overturn percentage (78.6%), while he was the only full-season manager not to be ejected from any games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Major League Baseball Managers |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2022-managers.shtml |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Under Showalter, the Mets had their first 100-win season since [[1988 New York Mets season|1988]], but their division lead (one that reached 10 games at one point) was gradually whittled away by September, with a three-game-sweep by the [[Atlanta Braves]] proving key to the finish as the Mets lost the division title to the Braves in an automatic tiebreaker.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Casella |first1=Paul |title=Mets' division hopes nearly erased by sweep |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mets-swept-by-braves-lose-season-series-nl-east-tiebreaker |website=mlb.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=12 October 2022 |date=3 October 2022}}</ref> The Mets would go on to lose the [[2022 National League Wild Card Series|NL Wild Card Series]] in Game 3 to the [[San Diego Padres]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Axisa |first1=Mike |title=Mets vs. Padres score, takeaways: San Diego knocks out 101-win New York with Wild Card Series one-hitter |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mets-vs-padres-score-takeaways-san-diego-knocks-out-101-win-new-york-with-wild-card-series-one-hitter/live/ |work=CBS Sports |access-date=12 October 2022 |date=10 October 2022}}</ref> After the season on November 14, Showalter was named [[Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award|NL Manager of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web | last=DiComo | first=Anthony | title=Buck Showalter wins 2022 NL Manager of Year Award | website=MLB.com | date=2022-11-16 | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/buck-showalter-wins-2022-nl-manager-of-year-award#:~:text=Showalter%20wins%20record-tying%204th%20MOY%20Award,-Share&text=In%20addition,%20Showalter%20is%20the,and%20the%20Orioles%20in%202014. | access-date=2025-06-22}}</ref>

Amid a disappointing start to the 2023 season, in the words of ''[[The Athletic]]'s'' Tim Britton, Showalter's performance came "under justified fire" from fans. In spite of that, on June 28, 2023, Mets majority owner [[Steve Cohen (businessman)|Steve Cohen]] held a press conference in which he affirmed that Showalter's job would be guaranteed at least until the end of what Cohen conceded was an "incredibly frustrating" season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Britton |first1=Tim |title=Cohen: Mets' GM, manager to remain through season |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4649312/2023/06/28/mets-steve-cohen-buck-showalter/ |access-date=29 June 2023 |work=[[The Athletic]] |date=June 28, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> On October 1, during the final day of the season, Showalter announced that he was fired as Mets manager by newly appointed [[President of baseball operations|President of Baseball Operations]] [[David Stearns]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 1, 2023 |title=Mets fire Buck Showalter after disappointing season |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38539509/buck-showalter-return-mets-manager-2024 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |work=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

==Managerial record==
{{updated|August 21, 2023}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buck Showalter Managerial Record |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/showabu99.shtml |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Postseason
|-
!Games!!Won!!Lost!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
|-
![[1992 New York Yankees season|NYY]]||[[1992 Major League Baseball season|1992]]
||162||76||86||{{Winning percentage|76|86}}|| 4th in AL East || – || – || – || –
|-
![[1993 New York Yankees season|NYY]]||[[1993 Major League Baseball season|1993]]
||162||88||74||{{Winning percentage|88|74|0}}|| 2nd in AL East || – || – || – || –
|-
![[1994 New York Yankees season|NYY]]||[[1994 Major League Baseball season|1994]]
||113||70||43||{{Winning percentage|70|43}}|| 1st in AL East || – || – || – || N/A (strike)
|- style="background:#fdd;"
![[1995 New York Yankees season|NYY]]||[[1995 Major League Baseball season|1995]]
||145||79||65||{{Winning percentage|79|65}}|| 2nd in AL East || 2 || 3 || {{Winning percentage|2|3}} || Lost [[1995 American League Division Series|ALDS]] ([[1995 Seattle Mariners season|SEA]])
|-
! colspan="2"|NYY Total||582||313||268||{{Winning percentage|313|268}}|||| 2 || 3 || {{Winning percentage|2|3}} || 
|-
![[1998 Arizona Diamondbacks season|ARI]]||[[1998 Major League Baseball season|1998]]
||162||65||97||{{Winning percentage|65|97|0}}|| 5th in NL West || – || – || – || –
|- style="background:#fdd;"
![[1999 Arizona Diamondbacks season|ARI]]||[[1999 Major League Baseball season|1999]]
||162||100||62||{{Winning percentage|100|62}}|| '''1st in NL West''' || 1 || 3 || {{Winning percentage|1|3}} || Lost [[1999 National League Division Series|NLDS]] ([[1999 New York Mets season|NYM]])
|-
![[2000 Arizona Diamondbacks season|ARI]]||[[2000 Major League Baseball season|2000]]
||162||85||77||{{Winning percentage|85|77|0}}|| 3rd in NL West || – || – || – || –
|-
! colspan="2"|ARI Total||486||250||236||{{Winning percentage|250|236}}|||| 1 || 3 || {{Winning percentage|1|3}} ||
|-
![[2003 Texas Rangers season|TEX]]||[[2003 Major League Baseball season|2003]]
||162||71||91||{{Winning percentage|71|91|0}}|| 4th in AL West || – || – || – || –
|-
![[2004 Texas Rangers season|TEX]]||[[2004 Major League Baseball season|2004]]
||162||89||73||{{Winning percentage|89|73|0}}|| 3rd in AL West || – || – || – || –
|-
![[2005 Texas Rangers season|TEX]]||[[2005 Major League Baseball season|2005]]
||162||79||83||{{Winning percentage|79|83|0}}|| 3rd in AL West || – || – || – || –
|-
![[2006 Texas Rangers season|TEX]]||[[2006 Major League Baseball season|2006]]
||162||80||82||{{Winning percentage|80|82|0}}|| 3rd in AL West || – || – || – || –
|-
! colspan="2"|TEX Total||648||319||329||{{Winning percentage|319|329}}|||| 0 || 0 || – || 
|-
![[2010 Baltimore Orioles season|BAL]]||[[2010 Major League Baseball season|2010]]
||57||34||23||{{Winning percentage|34|23}}|| 5th in AL East || – || – || – || –
|-
![[2011 Baltimore Orioles season|BAL]]||[[2011 Major League Baseball season|2011]]
||162||69||93||{{Winning percentage|69|93}}|| 5th in AL East || – || – || – || –
|- style="background:#fdd;"
![[2012 Baltimore Orioles season|BAL]]||[[2012 Major League Baseball season|2012]]
||162||93||69||{{Winning percentage|93|69}}|| 2nd in AL East || 3 || 3 || {{Winning percentage|3|3}} || Lost [[2012 American League Division Series|ALDS]] ([[2012 New York Yankees season|NYY]])
|-
![[2013 Baltimore Orioles season|BAL]]||[[2013 Major League Baseball season|2013]]
||162||85||77||{{Winning percentage|85|77}}|| 3rd in AL East || – || – || – || –
|- style="background:#fdd;"
![[2014 Baltimore Orioles season|BAL]]||[[2014 Major League Baseball season|2014]]
||162||96||66||{{Winning percentage|96|66}}|| '''1st in AL East''' || 3 || 4 || {{Winning percentage|3|4}} || Lost [[2014 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] ([[2014 Kansas City Royals season|KC]])
|-
![[2015 Baltimore Orioles season|BAL]]||[[2015 Major League Baseball season|2015]]
||162||81||81||{{Winning percentage|81|81}}|| 3rd in AL East || – || – || – || –
|- style="background:#fdd;"
![[2016 Baltimore Orioles season|BAL]]||[[2016 Major League Baseball season|2016]]
||162||89||73||{{Winning percentage|89|73}}|| 2nd in AL East || 0 || 1 || {{Winning percentage|0|1}} || Lost [[2016 American League Wild Card Game|ALWC]] ([[2016 Toronto Blue Jays season|TOR]])
|-
![[2017 Baltimore Orioles season|BAL]]||[[2017 Major League Baseball season|2017]]
||162||75||87||{{Winning percentage|75|87}}|| 5th in AL East || – || – || – || –
|-
![[2018 Baltimore Orioles season|BAL]]||[[2018 Major League Baseball season|2018]]
||162||47||115||{{Winning percentage|47|115}}|| 5th in AL East || – || – || – || –
|-
! colspan="2"|BAL Total||1,353||669||684||{{Winning percentage|669|684}} |||| 6 || 8 || {{Winning percentage|6|8}} || 
|-
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2022 New York Mets season|NYM]]||[[2022 Major League Baseball season|2022]]
||162||101||61||{{Winning percentage|101|61}}|| 2nd in NL East || 1 || 2 || {{Winning percentage|1|2}} || Lost [[2022 National League Wild Card Series|NLWCS]] ([[2022 San Diego Padres season|SD]])
|-
|-
![[2023 New York Mets season|NYM]]||[[2023 Major League Baseball season|2023]]
||162||75||87||{{Winning percentage|75|87}}|| 4th in NL East || – || – || – || –
|-
! colspan="2"|NYM Total||324||176||148||{{Winning percentage|176|148}} |||| – || – || – || 
|-
! colspan="2"|Total||3,393||1,727||1,665||{{Winning percentage|1,727|1,665}}|| || 11 || 16 || {{Winning percentage|11|16}} || 
|}

==Personal life==
Showalter has been married to his wife, Angela, since 1983. They have two children, Allie, born in 1987, and William, born in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|title=CEO Club of Baltimore|url=https://www.ceoclubofbaltimore.com/Documents/Buck_Showalter_Bio.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027175508/https://www.ceoclubofbaltimore.com/Documents/Buck_Showalter_Bio.pdf |archive-date=October 27, 2021 }}</ref> The couple met in Nashville when he was playing for the [[Nashville Sounds]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Amara|first=Kate|date=2014-10-10|title=What makes Buck Showalter tick?|url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/what-makes-buck-showalter-tick/7089726|access-date=2021-10-27|website=WBAL|language=en}}</ref> When Showalter was manager of the Orioles, his wife was active in the [[KidsPeace]] charity for foster children.<ref>{{cite web|last=Engelke|first=Jakob|date=August 13, 2011|title=Showalters make foster children part of the home team|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bs-gl-good-works-showalters-kidspeace20110812-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-27|website=baltimoresun.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108140221/http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bs-gl-good-works-showalters-kidspeace20110812-story.html |archive-date=November 8, 2017 }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball}}
* [[List of Major League Baseball managers with most career wins]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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