| Blake Butera | |
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| Washington Nationals – No. 10 | |
| Infielder /Manager | |
| Born: (1992-08-07)August 7, 1992 (age 33) Metairie, Louisiana, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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Blake Matthew Butera (born August 7, 1992) is an American professional baseballmanager and former minor leagueinfielder who is the manager for theWashington Nationals ofMajor League Baseball (MLB).
Butera attendedBoston College inChestnut Hill, Massachusetts and played baseball there from 2011 to 2015. Originally drafted by theTampa Bay Rays in2015, he spent two seasons inMinor League Baseball (MiLB) before becoming a manager for theHudson Valley Renegades inFishkill, New York and theCharleston RiverDogs inCharleston, South Carolina.
He was voted team captain as a college senior in 2015. Over his collegiate career, he ranked first in Boston College's record books with 112 walks and 774 at bats; second with 207 games played, 205 games started, and 346 times reaching base; tied for sixth with 205 hits, and third with 29 times hit by pitch. In 2015, he recorded five sacrifice flies, tied for eighth on the program's single-season list. As a freshman in 2012, Butera drew 31 walks, tied for ninth on the single-season record list, and posted a 13-game hitting streak ranking seventh since 2005. His 12-game hitting streak in 2014 ranked ninth among all Boston College players. He also recorded four career walk-off hits.[1]
He was drafted in the 35th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays,[2] and played for thePrinceton Rays. In 2016, he played for both the Princeton Rays and the Low-AHudson Valley Renegades.[3]
In 2018, at the age of 25 years old, Butera was named the manager of theHudson Valley Renegades, becoming the youngest manager in Minor League Baseball.[4] He had played as an infielder for the Renegades in 2016[5] and was their first base coach in 2017.[4] He managed the Renegades for two seasons, compiling a record of 88 wins and 62 losses.[6][7]
Butera was the manager of theCharleston RiverDogs in the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He posted a record of 170 wins and 82 losses in the two seasons with the RiverDogs.[8][9] He won Manager of the Year awards in Minor League Baseball and won two league championships.[4][10][11] In 2023, Butera served as the Rays' assistant field coordinator, and in 2024 he was promoted to senior director of player development.[2]
On October 31, 2025, Butera was announced as the new manager of theWashington Nationals. At 33, he became the youngest MLB manager since theMinnesota Twins hiredFrank Quilici in 1972.[12]