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Miami Marlins general manager Dan Jennings will move down to the dugout to become the team's next manager, he confirmed to ESPN MLB Insider Jim Bowden on Monday.

Jennings will replace Mike Redmond, who was fired Sunday by owner Jeffrey Loria after the Marlins fell to 16-22 and nearly were no-hit in a 6-0 loss to Atlanta that completed a three-game sweep.

Bench coach Rob Leary also was fired.Jennings, who joined the Marlins in 2002 and ascended from vice president of player personnel to the general manager position after the 2013 season, will officially be named Redmond's replacement at a news conference later Monday morning.

Jennings has spent the bulk of his career as a talent evaluator. Goedkoop Nike Free He worked as a scout with the Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners before going to work for the Tampa Bay Rays as the team's scouting director in 1995. He was responsible for the selections of Josh Hamilton, Carl Crawford, James Shields and Rocco Baldelli, among numerous other future big leaguers.

He was elected to the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame in 2012.

Jennings played baseball at the University of Southern Mississippi and William Carey College before a brief stint as a pitcher with the New York Yankees organization in the mid-1980s. He coached baseball at Davidson High School in Mobile, Air Max, but has no coaching or managing experience at the professional level.

His hiring was earlier reported by CBSSports.com.

"We haven't played to our capabilities," president of baseball operations Michael Hill said. "We're hopeful that a new voice will spark and motivate our guys."

"I feel bad for them," reliever Steve Cishek said of Redmond and Leary. "It's not their fault."

In his final game, Redmond had a hard time finding anyone who could get a hit. Shelby Miller was one out from a no-hitter when Justin Bour singled.

In May 2003, Loria fired Jeff Torborg after 38 games. Replacement Jack McKeon led a turnaround that resulted in an improbable run to the World Series title.
The Marlins haven't been to the postseason since.

Following a busy offseason highlighted by the signing of slugger Giancarlo Stanton to a record $325 million contract, the Marlins had high hopes of ending their playoff drought. But their bullpen has been woeful,Goedkoop Nike Shox and the batting order has struggled aside from Stanton and major league batting leader Dee Gordon.

The Marlins have lost nine of their past 13 games and are fourth in the NL East."We're looking for that consistency," Hill said. "We're swinging the bat well at times, but not when we need to do it. We're pitching well at times, but not when we need to do it. I think the solution is in that clubhouse."

Loria has a reputation for impatience with managers. Along with the early-season firing of Torborg, he dismissed Fredi Gonzalez in June 2010, and fired Joe Girardi and Ozzie Guillen after one season each.

Redmond went 62-100 in his first year as a major league manager with the Marlins in 2013. They improved to 77-85 last year, ending a streak of three consecutive last-place finishes in the NL East. Their 15-win improvement tied for the best in the National League by a 100-loss team since 1986.

On the final day of last season, Redmond's contract was extended two years through 2017. Guillen is in the final year of his contract, which means Loria will be paying three managers this year.

Redmond became the second big league manager to lose his job this season. Milwaukee fired Ron Roenicke on May 4 and replaced him with Craig Counsell.

ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick, ESPN's Buster Olney and The Associated Press contributed to this report.