The Buffalo Bisons are proud to announce that Casey Candaele, the winningest manager in the team’s modern era, will return to the club for a franchise record sixth season.
Candaele has amassed 327 victories managing the Bisons in less than five seasons, having also spent part of the 2022 season on the Blue Jays coaching staff. Candaele’s impact on the Blue Jays player development system was on full display during the 2025 Major League playoffs as 18 members of Toronto’s World Series roster played for the Bisons during Candaele’s tenure as manager.
Candaele began his tenure by leading Buffalo a Triple-A East Northeast Division championship in 2021, while also earning co-Manager of the Year honors in the league. He is one of just two managers to record more than 300 victories with the team since 1985 (Marty Brown) and the only person in the modern era to be part of a division-winning Bisons club as both a player and a manager.
Candaele’s attitude on and off the field has made him not only a favorite of the players and staff, but also of Bisons fans dating back to his time as a player. The California-native was a member of Buffalo’s 1997 American Association East Division and league championship team, the first championship for the franchise since returning to Triple-A baseball in 1985.
