JERSEY SHORE – Mycal Jones has been named manager of the Jersey Shore BlueClaws for the club’s 25th anniversary season in 2026, the team announced in conjunction with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Jones becomes the 18th manager in franchise history, replacing Greg Brodzinski, who won 209 games over the last three seasons and led the team to the postseason in 2023.
Jones is entering his seventh season in the Phillies organization. He previously served on coaching staffs with the Florida Complex League Phillies, Clearwater, and Double-A Reading, most recently spending the 2025 season in Reading. A former fourth-round draft pick of the Atlanta Braves in 2009, Jones played seven seasons in the Braves’ minor league system before beginning his coaching career.
Joining Jones on the coaching staff will be pitching coach Ryan Buchter, hitting coach Darnell Sweeney, position coach and assistant hitting coach Ryan Wrobleski, and position coach Orlando Muñoz. Buchter returns for a second season after helping oversee one of the league’s top pitching staffs last year, while Sweeney joins the BlueClaws following two seasons as a hitting coach in the Florida Complex League.
The BlueClaws will open their 2026 season, which marks the franchise’s 25th anniversary, on April 3, with the home opener scheduled for April 7 against Brooklyn.
