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Joel Skinner will be the next manager of the Rochester Red Wings, the team announced on Wednesday.
The 56-year old has spent 12 seasons managing in the minor leagues and served as interim manager of the Cleveland Indians in 2002.
Skinner played 9 seasons in the major leagues as a catcher with the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians. He also spent 10 seasons as a coach at the major league level with the Indians and Oakland Athletics.
He was out of baseball in 2017 but spent the previous five seasons managing in the White Sox organization with Single-A Winston-Salem (2016) and Triple-A Charlotte (2012-15).
Skinner was named Minor League Manager of the Year by Baseball America and The Sporting News while leading Triple-A Buffalo to the International League Governors’ Cup Finals in 2000 and by USA Today Baseball Weekly in 1998 with Double-A Akron.
He won the 1995 New York-Penn League Championship with Short-A Watertown, earning Manager of the Year that season and in 1997 with Single-A Kinston of the Carolina League.
Skinner's father, Bob, managed the Philadelphia Phillies from 1968-69 and the San Diego Padres in 1977. The two are the second father-son tandem to manage in the major leagues, joining Red Wing and Baseball Hall of Famer George Sisler (St. Louis Browns, 1924-26) and his son, Dick (Cincinnati Reds, 1964-65).
Skinner takes over for Mike Quade, who managed Rochester to a 238-192 record over three seasons.
The Minnesota Twins also announced the coaching staff for the 2018 Red WIngs. Hitting coach Chad Allen, pitching Coach Stu Cliburn and strength & conditioning coach Tyler Burks will return. Two newcomers will join the staff, Mike McCarthy as bullpen coach and Chris Johnson as athletic trainer.
SLAHMAN@Gannett.com