In this modern era of baseball, teams have become less callous when it comes to coaching changes during the season. Since 2018, only three managers have been dismissed before the All-Star game, all of which came in 2022. Last season, two managers were dismissed in August, and the other late in September. The vast majority of coaching changes understandably happen during the offseason as teams shift focus to a new year.
As Ken Rosenthal pointed out in a recent article in the Athletic, “Firing the manager when others bear responsibility for shaping rosters and influencing decisions often amounts to blatant scapegoating.