Blake Butera, the manager Hudson Valley Renegades from 2018-19, has been named the manager of the Washington Nationals. He becomes the fifth former Renegades manager to become the manager of a Major League Baseball team and the second this week, joining Craig Albernaz, who was hired by the Baltimore Orioles. Butera, 33, becomes the youngest manager in Major League Baseball since 1972 when Frank Quilici took over the Minnesota Twins. He also becomes the fourth current MLB manager who managed and/or played for the Renegades. Butera began his coaching career with the Renegades in 2017, serving as the hitting coach under Albernaz, who managed that season. He took over as manager of the Renegades in 2018 at the age of 25, making him the youngest manager in Minor League Baseball. In two seas

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