On November 14, 2011 the Cardinals named Mike Matheny their 49th Manager in franchise history. His task: following up Hall of Fame skipper Tony La Russa, and fresh off of a historic World Series run. The move made Matheny the youngest manager in the majors, and was surprising to most, considering Matheny had no professional coaching experience prior to the hire.
All Matheny has done thus far in St. Louis is compile a 375-273 (averaging 94 wins a year) regular season record. He has led his team to the playoffs in each of his first four seasons, including NLCS berths from 2012-2014, with a World Series appearance in 2013.