The St. Louis Cardinals have fired manager Mike Matheny and named bench coach Mike Shildt as interim manager.
The team also relieved hitting coach John Mabry and assistant hitting coach Bill Mueller of their duties.
The Cardinals made the announcement shortly after their 8-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.
Matheny, 47, joined the Cardinals on November 14, 2011. He went 591-474 with the team, which made postseason appearances in 2012, 2013 (when they played in the World Series, 2014 and 2015.
The Cardinals are 47-46 and in third place in the NL Central.