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Mike Shildt
Mike Shildt (born August 9, 1968) is an American baseball manager for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. Shildt became the manager of the Johnson City Cardinals, the Cardinals Short Season A affiliate, in 2009, along with his scouting duties. He was promoted as manager of the Cardinals AA affiliate, the Springfield Cardinals, in 2011. He joined the major league coaching staff in 2017 and became manager in 2018 after the dismissal of Mike Matheny. On July 15, 2018, he collected his first managerial win in a 6–4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. On October 9, 2019, he led his team to a 13-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves to win the NLDS.
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1968-08-09
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Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
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San Francisco Giants coach Antoan Richardson accuses Mike Shildt of yelling expletive that 'reeked undertones of racism'

San Francisco Giants coach Antoan Richardson, whose ejection Tuesday led to Alyssa Nakken's historic coaching debut, has accused San Diego Padres coach Mike Shildt of yelling an expletive at him that "reeked undertones of racism." Richardson, who is Black, provided a lengthy explanation for his third-inning ejection after San Francisco's...
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Giants coach Antoan Richardson accuses Padres coach Mike Shildt of using expletive with 'undertones of racism'

Tuesday night at Oracle Park, San Francisco Giants first base coach Antoan Richardson accused San Diego Padres acting third base coach Mike Shildt of yelling an expletive that had "undertones of racism." Richardson was ejected for "instigating" in the third inning, which led to Alyssa Nakken's historic debut as MLB's first on-field female coach.
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Antoan Richardson, Mike Shildt clear the air

SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants first-base coach Antoan Richardson and Padres third-base coach Mike Shildt met at Oracle Park early Wednesday morning, speaking genially on the field in an effort to resolve their dispute from the night before. Twelve hours prior, in the Giants' 13-2 victory over the Padres, the two...
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Mike Shildt, Antoan Richardson clear air after 'racial undertones' incident

SAN FRANCISCO — Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt was back in the news Tuesday night with his new team, the San Diego Padres. Shildt, currently filling in as San Diego's third base coach, was accused of yelling an expletive at Giants coach Antoan Richardson that Richardson told the San Francisco Chronicle "reeked undertones of racism."
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Ejected Giants Coach Antoan Richardson Explains It Started With Comments from Mike Shildt That, “Reeked Undertones of Racism”

So, it turns out that there’s a part of last night’s really good story that is a really bad story. As you may have seen, Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken became the first woman to coach on field in an MLB game when she took over at first base for ejected coach Antoan Richardson. I don’t want to lose sight of this as a really important and positive story, though there’s more context that now merits discussion:
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