Whats cooking in the baseball world Trevor Baker Jersey as we near the end of October. 1. The World Series begins tonight: Game 1 between the Rangers and Diamondbacks takes places tonight in Arlington, with on the hill for Texas and getting the start for Arizona. Seemingly an unlikely matchup when the playoffs began, the Rangers and DBacks each pulled off upsets against higher-seeded opponents in every round, and overcame 3-2 deficits in the League Championship Series. The DBacks are in the World Series for the second time in franchise history, capturing the title in their first trip to the Fall Cla sic back in 2001. Texas is still looking for its first championship after coming up short in two prior World Series appearances in 2010-11. 2. The Padres begin their managerial search: Now that Bob Melvin is officially the Giants new manager, the Padres have a hole to fill in the dugout. is that bench coach and senior advisor Mike Shildt are the favorites to succeed Melvin, and Flaherty will inteview with the Padres today after Shildt spoke with the club Wednesday. Pitching coach Ruben Niebla might also get an interview before San Diego moves on to explore any potential external candidates. Even if Flaherty, Shildt, or Niebla indeed up with the managers job, it only makes sense that the Padres would do due diligence in lining up some other interviews, just in case an unexpected contender might emerge for the job. 3: Schumaker unhappy in Miami?: for instance, maybe another current MLB skipper? reports that Marlins manager is upset over the departure of general manager Kim Ng, who her end of the mutual option between her and the Marlins for the 2024 season. Owner Bruce Sherman had planned to e sentially demote Ng by hiring a president of baseball operations to work above her, and this naturally didnt sit well with Ng or with Schumaker, who was hired by Ng to manage the club just over a year ago. Schumakers first season in Miami resulted in 84 wins and a wild card berth, and hed surely get interest for other managerial jobs elsewhere, if his displeasure over Ng has led to a reconsideration of his own future with the Marlins. However, Heyman doesnt feel the Marlins would let Schumaker explore any other options, as he is under contract through the 2024 season (with a club option for 2025). Austin Ramesh Jersey