Less than two weeks after the Marlins’ return to the postseason, shocking news came out of Miami on Monday that general manager Kim Ng will not return to the club in 2024. Here’s what you need to know:
- Marlins chairman and principal owner Bruce Sherman announced that although the club exercised Ng’s team option to return for the 2024 season, she declined.
- Ng told The Athletic that she and Sherman discussed his plan to reshape the Marlins’ baseball operations department last week. “In our discussions, it became apparent that we were not completely aligned on what that should look like and I felt it best to step away,” Ng said.
- The Marlins hired Ng, MLB’s first female GM, in November 2020.
What else Ng said
“I wish to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to the Marlins family and its fans for my time in South Florida,” Ng said. “This year was a great step forward for the organization, and I will miss working with Skip and his coaches as well as all of the dedicated staff in baseball operations and throughout the front office. They are a very talented group and I wish them great success in the future.”
Just spoke with Kim Ng, who stepped down as Marlins GM this morning. She said: “Last week, Bruce (Sherman) and I discussed his plan to reshape the…
