William Nathaniel “Buck” Showalter III is an American professional baseball manager for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Buck Showalter was born on May 23, 1956, in DeFuniak Springs, Florida to William Nathaniel Showalter II and Lina Carrie Spires Showalter.

Buck Showalter served as manager of the New York Yankees (1992–1995), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–2000), Texas Rangers (2003–2006), and Baltimore Orioles (2010–2018).

A three-time American League (AL) Manager of the Year, Showalter has earned a reputation for building baseball teams into postseason contenders in short periods.

He helped the Yankees rise from the bottom half of the AL East to first place before a players’ strike prematurely ended the 1994 campaign.

Under Showalter’s watch, the Diamondbacks made their first-ever playoff appearance in only the second year of the team’s existence. He left both franchises just before seasons when they won the World Series.

Showalter has also worked as a former television analyst on the ESPN network. He also contributed to the Yankees’ television show.

Buck Showalter is a manager who completed more than three thousand games as a manager for various teams.

Buck Showalter Parents: Meet William Nathaniel Showalter II And Lina Carrie Showalter

Buck Showalter’s parents are William Nathaniel Showalter II and Lina Carrie Spires Showalter.

William Nathaniel II served 23 years as a teacher and principal at Century High School, from which the younger Buck Showalter eventually graduated.

He was born on September 23, 1919, in Pulaski County, Virginia, USA.

William Nathaniel Bill Showalter II died on November 15, 1991, at the age of 72.

He was married to Lina Carrie Showalter. Lina and William married in 1950 and were together until he died.

Lina Carrie Showalter was the Director of Nursing at Abernathy Memorial Hospital in Flomaton.

She was born on April 21, 1928, in Gaskin, Florida.

Lina Carrie Showalter passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2015, at age 87 in Century, FL.

William Nathaniel II and Lina Showalter were survived by their son, William Nathaniel Showalter III and wife Angela of Baltimore, MD; three daughters, Malinda Williford and husband Ben of Spanish Fort, AL, Marina Chancery and husband Roy of Brewton, AL, and Melanie Killam and husband Gary of Century, FL; ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.