For other people named John McKeon, see John McKeon (disambiguation).
Baseball player
Jack McKeon
McKeon in 1983
Manager
Born: (1930-11-23) November 23, 1930 (age 93) South Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 1973, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 2011, for the Florida Marlins
MLB statistics
Games managed
2,042
Managerial record
1,051–990
Winning %
.515
Teams
Kansas City Royals (1973–1975)
Oakland Athletics (1977, 1978)
San Diego Padres (1988–1990)
Cincinnati Reds (1997–2000)
Florida Marlins (2003–2005, 2011)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2003)
2× NL Manager of the Year (1999, 2003)
San Diego Padres Hall of Fame
John Aloysius McKeon[1] (/məˈkiːən/; born November 23, 1930),[2][3] nicknamed "Trader Jack," is an American former Major League Baseball manager and front-office executive.
In 2003, at age 72, he won a World Series as manager of the Florida Marlins. Two full seasons removed from his previous managing job, McKeon had begun the 2003 season in retirement, but on May 11, he was induced to return to uniform to replace Jeff Torborg as the Marlins' skipper. The team was 16–22 and in next-to-last place in the National League East Division. Described upon his hiring by Marlins' general manager Larry Beinfest as a "resurrection specialist,"[4] McKeon led the Marlins to a 75–49 win–loss record, a wild card berth, victories over the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs in the National League divisional and championship series playoffs, and then a six-game World Series triumph over the New York Yankees.
He remained at the helm of the Marlins through 2005, then retired at age 74. In 2011, he took over the Marlins on June 20 for a second time as interim manager following the resignation of Edwin Rodríguez and served out the season. In so doing he became, at 80, the second oldest manager in big league history, behind only Connie Mack. He retired again at the end of the season with a career managerial record of 1,051–990–1 (.515).[5]
McKeon previously managed the Kansas City Royals (1973–1975), Oakland Athletics (parts of both 1977 and 1978), San Diego Padres (1988–1990), and Cincinnati Reds (1997–2000). From July 7, 1980, through September 22, 1990, he served as the general manager of the Padres, assembling the team which won the 1984 National League pennant, the first in San Diego history.[citation needed]
^"Jack McKeon", Retrosheet. Accessed May 15, 2024.
^Cite error: The named reference WorldSeries was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Reusse, Patrick (October 18, 2003). "McKeon, young Marlins work magic". Minneapolis Star Tribune. Tom Kelly and Jack McKeon share the hometown of South Amboy, N.J.
^Nobles, Charlie (May 12, 2003). "BASEBALL: McKeon Replaces Torborg". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
^"Jack McKeon". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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