Miami Marlins Lose General Manager Kim Ng, Will Seach For New Leader

After getting to the playoffs in 2023, the Miami Marlins will need a new person to lead their baseball operations. Kim Ng, the organization's general manager, has declined her option for 2024.

After leading the Miami Marlins to the playoffs in 2023, Kim Ng is out as the general manager of the club - by her own choice.

Per Marlins reporter Jordan McPherson on social media:

Statement from #Marlins' Bruce Sherman says team exercised club option in Kim Ng's 2024 deal but Kim declined her side of the option. "We thank Kim for her contributions during her time with our organization and wish her and her family well."

Statement from #Marlins' Bruce Sherman says team exercised club option in Kim Ng's 2024 deal but Kim declined her side of the option.

"We thank Kim for her contributions during her time with our organizationa nd wish her and her family well." pic.twitter.com/bfuyC5Rm8N

— Jordan McPherson (@J_McPherson1126) October 16, 2023

The Marlins added:

"We will immediately begin a thorough and extensive search for new leadership as we plan to continue to invest in the Marlins organization both on and off the field. We are committed to our fans and the South Florida community and look to build off the momentum of the great progress of this year.”

The Marlins made the playoffs this year, capturing a wild card in the National League before being swept by the Philadelphia Phillies. They also made the playoffs during the COVID 2020 season.

It's not known yet what Ng's plans will be moving forward. Did she decline the option so she can move onto another organization? The Red Sox, for instance, are still looking for a baseball ops leader. Does she want time off? Does she want to move up to a different front office perch? We will have to wait and see.

Per MLBTradeRumors:

Ng, now 54, was hired to be the general manager of the Marlins in November of 2020, which was trailblazing on multiple fronts. Ng was the first woman to be a general manager for a men’s team in any of the four major North American sports and the first Asian-American GM in the history of Major League Baseball.

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